Tickets Now on Sale for Special Seminars at 'Rikaman Whisky Messe' Featuring Whisky Industry Luminaries
Liquor Mountain Co., Ltd. has announced the sale of tickets for special seminars featuring prominent figures from the whisky industry, to be held at the '2026 Rikaman Whisky Messe in KYOTO' on Saturday, August 22, 2026. Lecturers from Nikka Whisky, Wakatsuru Shuzo, Suntory, Kameda Distillery, and Yoshida Denzai Distillery will share insights and offer rare original blend tastings.
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Liquor Mountain Co., Ltd., which operates a chain of 204 specialty liquor stores nationwide, will host the '2026 Rikaman Whisky Messe in KYOTO', the largest whisky tasting event in Kansai, on Saturday, August 22, 2026. Within this event, we will be holding special seminars featuring leading figures from the industry as lecturers.
This year, we invite five distilleries to present. They will give talks about each distillery and untold stories of whisky production, as well as offer tastings of rare component whiskies, providing a special experience that can only be enjoyed at this event. We look forward to your participation so you don't miss this opportunity.
[Event Outline]
Date: Saturday, August 22, 2026
Venue: Miyakomesse B1F 'Craft Skills Room'
https://www.miyakomesse.jp/
Capacity: 40 people per session (complete入れ替え制)
Price: 3,000 yen (tax included) per session
*To participate, a separate admission ticket for the Whisky Messe (advance 4,500 yen including tax) is required.
*Please note that participation in the seminar alone is not possible.
*Admission tickets and seminar tickets can be purchased in any combination.
*Sales will end once capacity is reached.
① 'Nikka Whisky's 90 Years of Original Blending'
Time: 11:00-12:00
Lecturer: Hiromi Ozaki, Senior Blender, Nikka Whisky Co., Ltd.
② 'Mastering Peat: Saburomaru Distillery 2026'
Time: 13:00-14:00
Lecturer: Takahiko Inagaki, President, Wakatsuru Shuzo Co., Ltd.
③ 'Considering Suntory's Japanese Whisky'
~Enjoying blind tasting of JW single malts and blended whiskies~
Time: 15:30-16:30
Lecturer: Taichi Sasaki, Senior Specialist, Whisky Department, Suntory Co., Ltd.
④ 'Kameda Distillery × Yoshida Denzai Distillery: New Possibilities for Blended Whiskies'
Time: 17:30-18:30
Lecturers: Hiroyuki Dota, Head of Production, Niigata Kameda Distillery
Masafumi Matsumoto, President, Yoshida Denzai Kogyo Co., Ltd. & Director, Yoshida Denzai Distillery
Seminar tickets will go on sale at the Rikaman Online Shop from Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
This year, we invite five distilleries to present. They will give talks about each distillery and untold stories of whisky production, as well as offer tastings of rare component whiskies, providing a special experience that can only be enjoyed at this event. We look forward to your participation so you don't miss this opportunity.
[Event Outline]
Date: Saturday, August 22, 2026
Venue: Miyakomesse B1F 'Craft Skills Room'
https://www.miyakomesse.jp/
Capacity: 40 people per session (complete入れ替え制)
Price: 3,000 yen (tax included) per session
*To participate, a separate admission ticket for the Whisky Messe (advance 4,500 yen including tax) is required.
*Please note that participation in the seminar alone is not possible.
*Admission tickets and seminar tickets can be purchased in any combination.
*Sales will end once capacity is reached.
① 'Nikka Whisky's 90 Years of Original Blending'
Time: 11:00-12:00
Lecturer: Hiromi Ozaki, Senior Blender, Nikka Whisky Co., Ltd.
② 'Mastering Peat: Saburomaru Distillery 2026'
Time: 13:00-14:00
Lecturer: Takahiko Inagaki, President, Wakatsuru Shuzo Co., Ltd.
③ 'Considering Suntory's Japanese Whisky'
~Enjoying blind tasting of JW single malts and blended whiskies~
Time: 15:30-16:30
Lecturer: Taichi Sasaki, Senior Specialist, Whisky Department, Suntory Co., Ltd.
④ 'Kameda Distillery × Yoshida Denzai Distillery: New Possibilities for Blended Whiskies'
Time: 17:30-18:30
Lecturers: Hiroyuki Dota, Head of Production, Niigata Kameda Distillery
Masafumi Matsumoto, President, Yoshida Denzai Kogyo Co., Ltd. & Director, Yoshida Denzai Distillery
Seminar tickets will go on sale at the Rikaman Online Shop from Wednesday, April 1, 2026.