Some 'Japanese whiskies' can no longer be called Japanese whisky, according to new rules

Some 'Japanese whiskies' can no longer be called Japanese whisky, according to new rules. Photo: Filepic

Like Japanese whisky? Well, it turns out that the Japanese whisky you think you may be drinking might not be Japanese at all.

The big news this week in the whisky world has been the new rules for the labelling of Japanese whiskies, which clearly define what is ‘Japanese whisky’.