Showa Master Kazuo Uemura × Japan's ACORN Whisky Shop — A 1995 Speyside Single Cask Sherry Whisky
Auction dates: 24–31 August 2026
End time: 20:00 HKT – 31 August 2026
In the world of whisky collecting, the most captivating bottles are rarely about the liquid alone — it's the story and artistry behind them that make them unforgettable. Heading to auction on LuxAuc is exactly that kind of bottle: a commemorative release born from a collaboration between Japanese whisky specialist ACORN and the late, legendary manga artist Kazuo Uemura — the Secret Speyside Single Malt 1995 24YO.
Kazuo Uemura, the "Artist of the Shōwa Era"
Kazuo Uemura was one of postwar Japan's most influential manga artists and illustrators. His breakout 1972 work Dōsei Jidai (Living Together) captivated the nation, with its heroine Kyōko's falling tears rendered like scattering petals — an image that came to define the lyrical melancholy of the Shōwa era. Known for his flowing, delicate linework blending romance and sorrow in his depictions of women, Uemura earned the title "Artist of the Shōwa Era," and his aesthetic continues to shape Japanese illustration and manga to this day.
The "Kazuo Uemura Bijinga Collection" Commemorative Bottling
In 2020, to mark the 80th anniversary of Uemura's birth, ACORN selected this iconic artwork for the debut label of a limited series, pairing the most celebrated scene from Dōsei Jidai with an undisclosed Speyside single cask.
This whisky is more than a collector's item — it's a genuine cross-disciplinary tribute to art and craft:
Region: Speyside (undisclosed distillery)
Distilled: 1995
Bottled: 2020 (24 years old)
Cask type: Sherry Butt
ABV: 51.6%, bottled at cask strength, non-chill filtered
Twenty-four years in a sherry butt have given this whisky deep notes of dried fruit, cocoa, and leather, carried by the intensity of cask-strength bottling — a must-see for sherry cask enthusiasts and Japanese whisky collectors alike. With Uemura's artwork on the label, this bottle stands as an exceptional crossover piece for art and whisky collectors.
Whether you're a devotee of Kazuo Uemura's art or a collector of Japanese single cask whisky, this limited commemorative bottling deserves your attention. Register now on LuxAuc to bid on this rare fusion of Shōwa-era aesthetics and whisky craftsmanship.
End time: 20:00 HKT – 31 August 2026
In the world of whisky collecting, the most captivating bottles are rarely about the liquid alone — it's the story and artistry behind them that make them unforgettable. Heading to auction on LuxAuc is exactly that kind of bottle: a commemorative release born from a collaboration between Japanese whisky specialist ACORN and the late, legendary manga artist Kazuo Uemura — the Secret Speyside Single Malt 1995 24YO.
Kazuo Uemura, the "Artist of the Shōwa Era"
Kazuo Uemura was one of postwar Japan's most influential manga artists and illustrators. His breakout 1972 work Dōsei Jidai (Living Together) captivated the nation, with its heroine Kyōko's falling tears rendered like scattering petals — an image that came to define the lyrical melancholy of the Shōwa era. Known for his flowing, delicate linework blending romance and sorrow in his depictions of women, Uemura earned the title "Artist of the Shōwa Era," and his aesthetic continues to shape Japanese illustration and manga to this day.
The "Kazuo Uemura Bijinga Collection" Commemorative Bottling
In 2020, to mark the 80th anniversary of Uemura's birth, ACORN selected this iconic artwork for the debut label of a limited series, pairing the most celebrated scene from Dōsei Jidai with an undisclosed Speyside single cask.
This whisky is more than a collector's item — it's a genuine cross-disciplinary tribute to art and craft:
Region: Speyside (undisclosed distillery)
Distilled: 1995
Bottled: 2020 (24 years old)
Cask type: Sherry Butt
ABV: 51.6%, bottled at cask strength, non-chill filtered
Twenty-four years in a sherry butt have given this whisky deep notes of dried fruit, cocoa, and leather, carried by the intensity of cask-strength bottling — a must-see for sherry cask enthusiasts and Japanese whisky collectors alike. With Uemura's artwork on the label, this bottle stands as an exceptional crossover piece for art and whisky collectors.
Whether you're a devotee of Kazuo Uemura's art or a collector of Japanese single cask whisky, this limited commemorative bottling deserves your attention. Register now on LuxAuc to bid on this rare fusion of Shōwa-era aesthetics and whisky craftsmanship.