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Recommended for those who appreciate fun and heart-warming stories.

This has to be one of the most Japanese pieces of media I have ever watched. It is as Japanese as it gets. A heart-warming and fun story about a Japanese family-run whiskey manufacture.
During the screening at Anilogue International Animation Festival, the audience laughed at so many of the little details that the creators added. We were laughing hard even after 20 minutes with my friend on how Japanese some of the jokes were.

The direction and editing were solid, it felt like you were watching a really well done documentary style drama movie with some animated flair. ...
The animation for a drama was nice, there were even sakuga shots of whiskey. Good art direction and key animation from the folks behind the Ghost in the Shell movies and series, The Eccentric Family and Vinland Saga.
The movie had a great flow - it had great shots, shot composition, but rarely something that goes beyond what could be deemed necessary. It does the job really well though, with a few shot composition ideas that make you appreciate it even more.

Even though one may say it's not that special in today's anime market: It doesn't have the action that some other anime have, and I would have to agree.
However, 'Komada: A Whisky Family' distinguishes itself with a heartwarming story, well-written dialogue, and jokes and themes aimed at mainly working adults.

It is 8/10, because it is beyond your average "good" anime, but nothing that would be deemed exceptional or outstanding.
It does what it wants to do really well. And it wants to be a warm and fuzzy Japanese story about a family running a small whiskey company.
We have enjoyed it way more, than the new Miyazaki movie, The Boy and the Heron, just before it.