Japanese Whisky Winners 2026: London Spirits Competition

Japanese Whisky Winners 2026: London Spirits Competition

Japanese whisky picked up several major wins at the London Spirits Competition 2026, but this year’s standout bottles are not the names most drinkers would expect. The winners include a tropical Okinawan blend, an unaged whisky from one of Japan’s northernmost distilleries, and a little-known release called Shihou that currently has almost no public information behind it. Some of these whiskies are extremely new, difficult to find outside Japan,…