Tickets on Sale for Special Seminars by Whisky Industry Luminaries at 'Rikaman Whisky Messe Paid Seminars'

Liquor Mountain Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Kyoto City), which operates a chain of 204 liquor specialty stores nationwide, will hold '2026 Rikaman Whisky Messe in KYOTO,' Kansai's largest whisky tasting event, on Saturday, August 22, 2026. Special seminars featuring prominent figures from the industry as lecturers will be held within this event.

This year, we are inviting five distilleries to give lectures. We will deliver a special experience that can only be enjoyed at this event, including talks about each distillery and the secret stories behind whisky production, as well as tastings of rare component whiskies. We look forward to your participation, so please don't miss this opportunity.

【Event Outline】

Date: Saturday, August 22, 2026

Venue: Miyakomesse B1F 'Craft Practice Room'

https://www.miyakomesse.jp/

Capacity: Limited to 40 people per session (complete rotation system)

Price: ¥3,000 per session (tax included)

*To participate, a separate admission ticket for the Whisky Messe (advance ¥4,500 including tax) is required.

Please note that participation in the seminar alone is not possible.

*Any combination of admission tickets and seminar tickets can be purchased.

*Sales will end once capacity is reached.

① 'Nikka Whisky's 90 Years of Original Whisky Making'

Time: 11:00 - 12:00

Lecturer: Ms. Hiromi Ozaki, Senior Blender, Nikka Whisky Co., Ltd.

②'Mastering Peat: Saburomaru Distillery 2026'

Time: 13:00 - 14:00

Lecturer: Mr. Takahiko Inagaki, Representative Director and President, Wakatsuru Shuzo Co., Ltd.

③'Considering Suntory's Japanese Whisky'

~Enjoying blind tasting of JW single malts and blends~

Time: 15:30 - 16:30

Lecturer: Mr. Taichi Sasaki, Senior Specialist, Whisky Department, Suntory Co., Ltd.

④'Kameoka Distillery x Yoshida Denzai Distillery: New Possibilities for Blended Whisky'

Time: 17:30 - 18:30

Lecturer: Mr. Hiroyuki Dota, Production Manager, Niigata Kameoka Distillery

Mr. Masafumi Matsumoto, Representative Director and President, Yoshida Denzai Kogyo Co., Ltd., and Director, Yoshida Denzai Distillery

Seminar tickets will go on sale from Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at the Rikaman online shop.

Official Website ⇒ http://likaman.co.jp/event/wisky-messe/

Official Facebook ⇒ https://www.facebook.com/LMWhiskymesse

Official Twitter ⇒ https://twitter.com/lm_whiskymesse

Official Instagram ⇒ https://www.instagram.com/lm_whiskymesse/

Exhibitor information will be updated and released as needed.

【Company Profile】

Company Name: Liquor Mountain Co., Ltd.

Representative: Kei Ito, Representative Director

Location: Nihon Seimei Shijo Bldg. 7F, 60 Tachiuri Nishimachi, Higashitoin Higashi-iru, Shijo-dori, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City

URL: https://www.likaman.co.jp/

【Contact for this matter】

Western Liquor Department: Soya Fujiwara

E-Mail: likaman_event@likaman.co.jp

TEL: 075-213-8880

FAX: 075-213-8232

*Weekdays 9:00 - 18:00