Decode Japan is published by Coussinet Inc. This page states how it is funded, because you should be able to weigh that against what you read here.
Paid references
Revenue comes from practical reference products published by Coussinet Inc., beginning with Reading a Japanese Whisky Label. The free guides remain complete; a paid reference earns its price through breadth, portability and a decision procedure that does not fit into one focused web page.
No commission and no paid inclusion
Decode Japan does not use affiliate links, sell venue placement, license an embed product or sell access to venue data. No retailer, booking service, bar or producer pays for a link or a favourable conclusion.
What payment does not buy
- No business pays to be included, to be described favourably, or to have a competitor left out.
- Nothing is added or removed from a guide to make a paid reference look necessary. The free answer stays complete.
- Product payment buys the stated download. It does not buy a verdict on a named bottle, producer or venue.
What is not sold here
No alcohol is sold on this site. Guides about whisky explain public standards and may point you to sellers; the transaction, and the licence to conduct it, belong to the seller.
Not advice
Nothing here is legal, tax or investment advice, and collectability or resale value is outside what this site covers. Guides explain what a rule requires so that you can check a claim yourself.