When it comes to exciting countries in the world of whisky, Japan is right at the top of the list. Over the past 100 years, Japanese whisky has gone from being a local delicacy, to a domestic, mass-market behemoth, to an international curiosity and now one of the fastest growing whisky producing countries.

Dave Broom has been investigating Japanese whisky for decades and in this session has brought together whisky makers from three of the countries top distillers to look into the past, present and future of Japanese whisky.

We’ll also be joined by:

• Shinji Fukuyo – master blender for Suntory, makers of Hibiki, Yamazaki, Hakushu and more.

• Jota Tanaka – master blender for Fuji and former blender for Four Roses.

• Ichiro Akuto – master blender and founder of Venture Whisky, the company behind Ichiro’s Malts and Chichibu.

• Yoshigetsu Komasa - master blender and founder of Kanosuke.

This is a unique opportunity to speak to distillers from across the Japanese whisky industry and find out what’s next.