Mamoru Tsuchiya's Special Tasting Event Decided for April 30th (Thursday) at 7 PM!! Enjoy a Comparative Tasting of Luxurious Bottles.
The Whisky Culture Research Institute, led by Mamoru Tsuchiya, will host a special tasting event on April 30, 2026, at 7 PM. Attendees can enjoy a comparative tasting of rare whiskies, including 25-year-old Auchentoshan and Bushmills, and an Arran from its distillation year.
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Whisky Culture Research Institute, Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Representative: Mamoru Tsuchiya) will hold "Mamoru Tsuchiya's Special Tasting" starting at 19:00 on Thursday, April 30, 2026. Applications have begun on our online shop. You can enjoy a precious lineup including 25-year-old Auchentoshan and Bushmills, and Arran from its distillation year!
About the Whisky School
The Whisky School is a school for learning about whisky that has been conducted by the Whisky Culture Research Institute since 2001. We have held small classes of 10-20 people from various perspectives such as whisky production, trivia, pairing, and tasting techniques. As of October 1, 2023, we have established a new seminar room (Tech Hiroo Building 2F, 1-10-5 Hiroo, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) capable of seating up to 81 people, the largest scale in our history, and are developing it as a Whisky School business.
* This seminar is open not only to bartenders and liquor industry professionals, but also to general enthusiasts.
Event Overview
Seminar Name: Mamoru Tsuchiya's Special Tasting
Date & Time: Thursday, April 30, 2026, 19:00 - 20:30
Lecturer: Mamoru Tsuchiya (Representative, Whisky Culture Research Institute)
Course Fee: 7,700 JPY (tax included)
Venue: Whisky Culture Research Institute Seminar Room (Tech Hiroo Building 2F, 1-10-5 Hiroo, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
Tasting Items
* Highland Park Cask Strength: Heather
* Stiòsha (Bunnahabhain) 2014 10 Year Old Oloroso Octave Cask
* Arran 1995-2013 Arran Circle
* Auchentoshan 1998 25 Year Old Three Rivers 20th Anniversary
* Bushmills 25 Year Old
* Y.A. Umma!! 72 Tsuchiya x Honbo Commemorative Bottle
A total of 6 bottles are planned.
* Contents are subject to change.
Venue: Whisky Culture Research Institute Seminar Room
1-10-5 Hiroo, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0012, Tech Hiroo Building 2F
Map URL: https://maps.app.goo.gl/LUv2wbqBTY9tdnbC8
* Please note that the map shows the 5th floor, but the school is on the 2nd floor.
Apply Here!
About Whisky Culture Research Institute
Whisky Culture Research Institute is an organization for the popularization of whisky culture, headed by whisky critic Mamoru Tsuchiya. Since its inception in March 2001, it has conducted research to deeply learn about whisky and general liquor culture both domestically and internationally, collecting and disseminating information. We have also planned, devised, and implemented initiatives with industry professionals to foster the education of whisky enthusiasts and drinkers, and to spread whisky culture.
In addition to editing and publishing Japan's only whisky specialty magazine 'Whisky Galore' and planning/operating events such as whisky festivals, we also organize the qualification system "Whisky Connoisseur Qualification Examination" which tests knowledge and appraisal skills related to whisky, and the "Whisky Examination" which tests knowledge for enjoying whisky. Furthermore, since 2019, we have been operating the "Tokyo Whisky & Spirits Competition (TWSC)", Japan's only competition for judging whiskies and spirits from around the world.
[Company Profile]
Company Name: Whisky Culture Research Institute, Inc.
Headquarters Address: Tech Hiroo Building 5F, 1-10-5 Hiroo, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0012
Representative Director: Mamoru Tsuchiya
Business Activities: Editing and publishing Whisky Galore / Editing and publishing textbook for Whisky Connoisseur Qualification Examination / Writing and supervising whisky-related books / Planning and operating Whisky Festivals / Planning and operating Whisky Connoisseur Qualification Examination / Operating Whisky Examination / Operating Tokyo Whisky & Spirits Competition (TWSC) / Providing whisky manufacturing advice and technical guidance
Established: March 2001
HP: https://scotchclub.org/
Profile of Mamoru Tsuchiya, Representative of Whisky Culture Research Institute
Born in Sado, Niigata Prefecture in 1954. Graduated from the Faculty of Letters, Gakushuin University. After working as a weekly magazine reporter, he moved to the UK in 1987. During a reporting trip to Scotland, he encountered Scotch single malt whisky for the first time and became engrossed in it. Upon returning to Japan, he became active as a whisky critic, and in 1998 was selected as one of the "Five Leading Whisky Writers of the World" by Highland Distillers.
About the Whisky School
The Whisky School is a school for learning about whisky that has been conducted by the Whisky Culture Research Institute since 2001. We have held small classes of 10-20 people from various perspectives such as whisky production, trivia, pairing, and tasting techniques. As of October 1, 2023, we have established a new seminar room (Tech Hiroo Building 2F, 1-10-5 Hiroo, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) capable of seating up to 81 people, the largest scale in our history, and are developing it as a Whisky School business.
* This seminar is open not only to bartenders and liquor industry professionals, but also to general enthusiasts.
Event Overview
Seminar Name: Mamoru Tsuchiya's Special Tasting
Date & Time: Thursday, April 30, 2026, 19:00 - 20:30
Lecturer: Mamoru Tsuchiya (Representative, Whisky Culture Research Institute)
Course Fee: 7,700 JPY (tax included)
Venue: Whisky Culture Research Institute Seminar Room (Tech Hiroo Building 2F, 1-10-5 Hiroo, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
Tasting Items
* Highland Park Cask Strength: Heather
* Stiòsha (Bunnahabhain) 2014 10 Year Old Oloroso Octave Cask
* Arran 1995-2013 Arran Circle
* Auchentoshan 1998 25 Year Old Three Rivers 20th Anniversary
* Bushmills 25 Year Old
* Y.A. Umma!! 72 Tsuchiya x Honbo Commemorative Bottle
A total of 6 bottles are planned.
* Contents are subject to change.
Venue: Whisky Culture Research Institute Seminar Room
1-10-5 Hiroo, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0012, Tech Hiroo Building 2F
Map URL: https://maps.app.goo.gl/LUv2wbqBTY9tdnbC8
* Please note that the map shows the 5th floor, but the school is on the 2nd floor.
Apply Here!
About Whisky Culture Research Institute
Whisky Culture Research Institute is an organization for the popularization of whisky culture, headed by whisky critic Mamoru Tsuchiya. Since its inception in March 2001, it has conducted research to deeply learn about whisky and general liquor culture both domestically and internationally, collecting and disseminating information. We have also planned, devised, and implemented initiatives with industry professionals to foster the education of whisky enthusiasts and drinkers, and to spread whisky culture.
In addition to editing and publishing Japan's only whisky specialty magazine 'Whisky Galore' and planning/operating events such as whisky festivals, we also organize the qualification system "Whisky Connoisseur Qualification Examination" which tests knowledge and appraisal skills related to whisky, and the "Whisky Examination" which tests knowledge for enjoying whisky. Furthermore, since 2019, we have been operating the "Tokyo Whisky & Spirits Competition (TWSC)", Japan's only competition for judging whiskies and spirits from around the world.
[Company Profile]
Company Name: Whisky Culture Research Institute, Inc.
Headquarters Address: Tech Hiroo Building 5F, 1-10-5 Hiroo, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0012
Representative Director: Mamoru Tsuchiya
Business Activities: Editing and publishing Whisky Galore / Editing and publishing textbook for Whisky Connoisseur Qualification Examination / Writing and supervising whisky-related books / Planning and operating Whisky Festivals / Planning and operating Whisky Connoisseur Qualification Examination / Operating Whisky Examination / Operating Tokyo Whisky & Spirits Competition (TWSC) / Providing whisky manufacturing advice and technical guidance
Established: March 2001
HP: https://scotchclub.org/
Profile of Mamoru Tsuchiya, Representative of Whisky Culture Research Institute
Born in Sado, Niigata Prefecture in 1954. Graduated from the Faculty of Letters, Gakushuin University. After working as a weekly magazine reporter, he moved to the UK in 1987. During a reporting trip to Scotland, he encountered Scotch single malt whisky for the first time and became engrossed in it. Upon returning to Japan, he became active as a whisky critic, and in 1998 was selected as one of the "Five Leading Whisky Writers of the World" by Highland Distillers.