{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-27T10:28:24.616Z","story":{"id":"r_869de250d4234a34b305e89f","slug":"kyoto-whisky-nishijin-ori-label-sherry-cask-wins-gold-at-isc-2026","url":"https://yomimono.id/kyoto-whisky-nishijin-ori-label-sherry-cask-wins-gold-at-isc-2026","headline":"Kyoto Whisky Nishijin-Ori Label Sherry Cask Wins Gold at ISC 2026","summary":"Kyoto Shuzo's Kyoto Whisky Nishijin-ori Series, sold only in Kyoto Prefecture, won its first Gold and Silver medals at the International Spirits Challenge 2026. The Sherry Cask took Gold, the Mizunara Cask Silver. The awards surprised global judges given the whiskies' extreme rarity and limited distribution.","why_it_matters":"A prefecture-exclusive whisky with no national or international distribution has beaten thousands of global brands at one of the world's most rigorous spirit competitions, proving that limited availability does not limit quality recognition.","published_at":"2026-05-27T08:30:41.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["ASCII.jp"],"citations":[{"source":"ASCII.jp","title":"Kyoto Whisky Nishijin-ori Label Sherry Cask Wins Gold at ISC 2026 for the First Time!","url":"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/405/4405597/?rss"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["京都ウイスキー西陣織ラベル シェリーカスク"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false}}}