Masataka Taketsuru

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Episode 585: April 17, 2016

Japan’s Hombo Shuzo has been making whiskies off and on since 1949, and the company’s whisky heritage claims a critical link to Masataka Taketsuru, the… Read More

Takeshi Taketsuru: 1924-2015

January 4, 2015 – Takeshi Taketsuru, the nephew and adopted son of Japanese whisky pioneer Masataka Taketsuru and retired president of Nikka Whisky, has died… Read More

Episode 514: January 3, 2015

Irish whiskey will take another step in 2015 with the first exports of Yellow Spot to the US market, still the strongest market in the… Read More

Episode 463: January 25, 2014

Colin Scott is celebrating two anniversaries — his 40th anniversary in the whisky business and 25th anniversary as the Master Blender for Chivas Regal and… Read More