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750ml
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$57.00
$60.00
This unique release from Eigashima Shuzo is a sherry cask finished version of their classic blended Akashi whisky...
750ml
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$40.18
$43.20
12 bottles:
$38.76
The nose is slightly fruity with hints of lemon, cherry, toffee, oats and sea air. The palate is perfectly clean &...
750ml
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$98.89
$102.00
6 bottles:
$98.40
Salted caramel, yellow apple, brown sugar, angelica fruits, mild peat.
750ml
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$44.04
The sumptuous bouquet smells of old leather, old books, toasted marshmallow, pipe tobacco, prune Danish, dried fruit,...
1.125Ltr
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$98.40
This product was made with excellent design, amazing taste, and complexity. The cats show the true japenese culture...
750ml - Case of 6
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$97.28
This special edition cask strength release is solid. Has hints of youthfulness, while showing some aged quality as...
750ml
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$56.00
12 bottles:
$50.16
This small-batch whisky has a mild, almost neutral aroma and silky, spiced palate. Each sip opens with cinnamon and...
750ml - Case of 6
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$149.94
$169.94
Named after a 16th century daimyo in feudal Japan, the mizunara oak influence on the nose is distinctive, with aromas...
750ml
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$31.80
6 bottles:
$30.60
BELA is made from a 50/50 blend of two indigenous plums, and aged in stainless steel. With an abv of 40%, it is a...
750ml
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$40.80
6 bottles:
$39.60
PRVA comes from a single local plum (cacanska rodna), barrel aged for a minimum of 18 months in Serbian oak (harvest...
Spirit Brandy Japanese Whiskey Spirit
Whisky might not be the first thing that springs to mind when we think of Japanese fine produce, but over the past one hundred years, this fascinating and multi-faceted country has diligently forged a unique whisky identity which is growing in popularity, and which is entirely its own.
The story of Japanese whisky begins in 1918, when Masataka Taketsuru was sent to Scotland to undertake a tour of single malt distilleries in the Highlands, and bring home a knowledge of whisky and distillation skills. He returned full of inspiration, helped no doubt by his new Scottish wife, and alongside his friend, Shinjiro Torii, set up what would become a successful whisky industry.
Today, the Japanese whisky industry is spread over a relatively small handful of distilleries, which continue to use Scottish techniques and recipes, but with a hefty dose of distinctly Japanese experimentalism. This is displayed most obviously in the barrelling techniques the Japanese use - to create a distinctly Oriental set of tasting notes, native Japanese oakwood casks are used for ageing, alongside casks taken from plum wine producers, which impart a beautiful set of floral flavors to the whisky.
While some distilleries produce some excellent single malts, the majority of Japanese whiskies are blended, which reveals a unique set of flavors and aromas ranging from honeysuckle and orange blossom, to toffee and acetone.