Whisky Festival 2026 in Tokyo, a large-scale whisky tasting event, will be held this November at Tokyo International Forum in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. At the event, limited products bearing the event logo will be sold at the booths of eight exhibitors in total.
Web page: https://whiskyfestival.jp/tokyo2026/info/#16884
Limited Original Products With the Event Logo
On Friday, November 6 and Saturday, November 7, limited original products bearing the logo of Whisky Festival 2026 in Tokyo will be sold at the booths below. All products are available in limited quantities.
Product Details
Booth No. 34: Eigashima Distillery (江井ヶ嶋蒸留所)
- Product name: Whisky Festival 2026 in Tokyo Limited Bottle (「ウイスキーフェスティバル2026 in 東京」限定ボトル)
- Quantity: about 280 bottles (planned)
- Price: ¥3,000 (tax included)
From three single malt whiskies specially vatted by the distillery's blender, this bottle was selected by Mr. Maeda of the YouTube channel "Maeda Highball (マエダハイボール)."
Booth No. 36: Chiyomusubi Shuzo Co., Ltd. (千代むすび酒造株式会社)
- Product name: Chiyomusubi Single Malt Japanese Whisky 林太郎 北条ワイン
- Quantity: 100 bottles
- Price: ¥2,000 (tax included)
The Japanese single malt "Rintaro (林太郎)" is aged in barrels of Hojo Wine (北条ワイン), a Japanese wine from Tottori Prefecture. This whisky is sold exclusively at this Whisky Festival.
Booth No. 43: Yabu Distillery (養父蒸溜所)
- Product name: Yabu Single Cask Whisky - Whisky Festival 2026 in TOKYO Edition - (養父シングルカスクウイスキー)
- Quantity: 100 bottles
- Price: ¥5,000 (tax included)
The whisky is made with clear stream water from the Hyonosen (氷ノ山) range and aged for two years in Yabu, where the temperature swings are sharp. Its bourbon-barrel-aged flavor layers the sweet-and-sour notes of figs and tropical fruit with the gentle sweetness of baked sweets and sweet red bean paste. In the mouth, the rich body of maple syrup spreads, leading to a long, pleasant finish.
Booth No. 46: Takazo Distillery (高藏蒸留所, Meiri Shurui)
- Product name: Takazo Whisky Festival 2026 in TOKYO Bottle (高藏Whisky Festival 2026 in TOKYOボトル)
- Price: ¥4,500 (tax included)
This is a special whisky prepared for this festival. The component spirits of "Takazo the First (高藏 the First)," released in October, were bottled without adding water.
Booth No. 68: Kanpaikai (乾杯会)
- Product name: Kinmeneko City Series (金目猫シティシリーズ) First Edition
- Laphroaig 2005–2026 21 Year Old Refill Bourbon Barrel 55.5%
- Special Bottling for Whisky Festival 2026 in Tokyo by KANPAIKAI
- Quantity: 181 bottles
- Price: ¥48,400 (tax included)
This bottle is the essence of an Islay malt, polished over 21 years, with powerful peat and sea breeze and the depth that long maturation brings. One refill bourbon barrel was carefully selected from Laphroaig distilled in 2005 and matured for 21 years. It is released as the first in the "Kinmeneko City Series" to commemorate Kanpaikai's first appearance at "Whisky Festival in Tokyo," as Kanpaikai's all-out commemorative bottling for all whisky enthusiasts who love Laphroaig.
Booth No. 69: Liquor Tanukichi (リカーたぬきち, Sorashima Co., Ltd.)
- Product name: Umaoi Distillery x Liquor Tanukichi Private Brand Bottle, 3 Years 11 Months, 200 ml, 54% ABV (馬追蒸溜所×リカーたぬきちPBボトル3年11か月 200ml 54度)
- Quantity: 12 bottles each of the PX and Oloroso versions
- Price: ¥7,000 (tax included); ¥6,500 for members of the Umaoi Club (馬追倶楽部)
This is a cask-strength whisky aged for 1 year 6 months in a bourbon barrel in Hokkaido, then re-casked into PX and Oloroso sherry casks and aged for a further 2 years 5 months in Osaka.
Booth No. 96: Kizakura Tamba Distillery (黄桜 丹波蒸溜所)
- Product name: 19-Year-Aged Ginjo Sake Lees Shochu (19年貯蔵吟醸酒粕焼酎)
- Price: ¥3,000 (tax included)
A sake lees shochu made luxuriously with rare ginjo sake lees has been stored for 19 years. Its gorgeous ginjo aroma and long aging give it a mellow mouthfeel that is hard to believe for 40% ABV.
Booth No. 100: Whiskey&Co. Distillery Water Dragon
- Product name: Little K Event Exclusive Edition
- Whisky Festival 2026 in Tokyo limited single barrel bottle
- Quantity: limited to 132 bottles over the two days
- Price: ¥5,940 (tax included)
This special single barrel bottle was tasted and selected for Whisky Festival 2026 in Tokyo by Mr. Yamaura, who is in charge of distillation.
Event Overview
- Event name: Whisky Festival 2026 in Tokyo
- Web page: https://whiskyfestival.jp/tokyo2026/
- Date and time:
- Friday, November 6, 2026: Premium Night, 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM
- Saturday, November 7: Part 1, 10:00 AM to 1:30 PM / Part 2, 2:30 PM to 6:00 PM
- Three sessions in total, with a complete changeover of attendees between sessions
- Venue: Tokyo International Forum, Hall E (3-5-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005)
- Access: https://whiskyfestival.jp/tokyo2026/access/
- Admission: Premium Night ¥3,500 (tax included); Part 1 and Part 2, ¥5,000 each (tax included)
- In addition to the admission fee, a separate "CLOUD PASS" system usage fee applies.
- Capacity: limited to 2,200 people per session (approximately 6,600 in total across the two days, planned)
- Exhibitors: 125 companies (as of October 2026)
- Organized, planned, and run by: Whisky Culture Research Institute
About Whisky Festival
Whisky Festival is a large-scale tasting event bringing together whiskies and spirits from around the world.
At the regularly held Tokyo, Yokohama, and Osaka venues, around 80 to 120 distilleries, makers, importers, liquor retailers, and bars from Japan and overseas exhibit booths. Each booth offers a variety of whiskies for free or paid tasting, and food and goods that go well with whisky can also be purchased. The event is open to anyone aged 20 or over and is aimed at all whisky and spirits fans.
Whisky Festival began in 2007. Alongside the regularly held "Whisky Festival in Tokyo" and "Whisky Festival in Osaka," it has expanded in scale every year with themed events such as the "Bourbon & American Whisky Festival" and the "Bottlers Whisky Festival," as well as events held in response to regional demand in Yokohama, Nagoya, Kyoto, Nagano, and Kiyosato. Since 2024, it has also held the "Whisky & Spirits Festival in Yokohama," which widens the theme beyond whisky to distilled spirits from around the world. The festival will also be held in Matsumoto in 2027.
Nearly 80% of the whiskies and spirits at the exhibitor booths can be tasted for free; some expensive and rare whiskies require payment. Food booths and goods sales are paid. Tasting items vary by exhibitor.
