Tastes

A rich, Limited Release Blended Japanese Whisky by the Kaigan Distillery in Kami, Japan made with a blend of 100% Japanese Whisky that used Matsukai no Mizu Spring water & had been aged for a minimum of 3 years. It has an aromatic birth with notes of fruit, wood & spices; while a rich life adds notes of citrus, honey, vanilla & new oak; that leads to a long & bold death. December 2021 / August 2022

An elegant, Japanese Whisky by the Fukano family Distillery in Hitoyoshi, Japan made with malted rice, distilled in stainless steel stills, aged for a full decade in Brandy puncheons. It has an aromatic birth with notes of florals, mixed citrus & sandalwood; while a complex & silky life adds notes of warm sake, exotic spices, mint, white plum & marmalade; that leads to a rich death of medium length with notes of marzipan, raisins, orange & oak. January 2021 / August 2022

A complex, Blended Japanese Whisky by Fukano Distillery in Hitayoshi, Kyushu, Japan made with rice in a stainless steel still, blended, aged in casks from 3 to 11 years & vatted to rest for up to 16 years. Delivered at 40.4% ABV in 3,850 beer-shaped bottles. It has a floral birth with notes of jasmine, flamed zest, almond & orange blossom honey; while a thin & complex life adds notes of Sherry, caramel & butterscotch; that leads to a bold death with notes of flan, vanilla & orange. April 2021 / August 2022

A balanced, Japanese Rice Whisky by the Fukano Distillery in Kumamoto, Japan that is a mildly Sherry-influenced version of the Vault Reserve. It has an aromatic birth with notes of fruits, plum & Sherry with cinnamon; while a rich & complex life adds notes of Muscadines, sandalwood, plum, orange, hints of sherry & gunpowder tea; that leads to a long & rich death with notes of spices, port & honey. May 2020 / February 2021 / August 2022

A balanced, blended Japanese Whisky by Kaikyo Distillery in Japan made from a marriage of both malt & grain whiskies; including whisky distilled in Japan & imported stocks; aged for up to 12 years in many different cask types, including sherry, bourbon & Mizunara oak; before being bottled at 40.0% ABV. It has a rich & delicate birth with notes of cereal grains, nectarine, banana, lemongrass & spices; while a complex life adds notes of citrus, honey, sherry, mizunara, barrel char & orange blossom; that leads to a tropical & oily death with notes of nuts, pineapple & malt. 'The whisky is named after the Hatozaki lighthouse, the oldest lighthouse in Japan.' August 2020 / 2022

An intense Japanese Mizunara Oak Whisky created by Master Blender Jeff Karlovitch, the Whisky veteran of Bunnahabhain, in Japan that’s double-distilled & double-matured at sea for several years before being bottled at 86 Proof. It has an aromatic birth with notes of honey, wood, hints of fresh grass, apple & vanilla; while a complex life adds notes of spices, fruits, smoke, berries & citrus; that leads to a bold & oily death of medium length. June 2020 / April 2021 / August 2022

An intense, Japanese Malt Whisky, by the Kaiyo Distillery in Japan aged in Mizunara Oak somewhere on the ocean & bottled at 53% ABV. (Kaiyo means ocean). It has an aromatic birth with notes of Tropical fruits, Mizunara oak & spices; while a bold & salty life adds notes of sandalwood, vanilla & wild cherry; that leads to a long & warming death with notes of orange peel & toffee. January / March 2020 August 2022

Shibui Nokoribi Kara Pure Malt Japanese Whisky is an elegant, Pure Malt Japanese Whisky by Shibui Distillery in Japan. It is crafted with 100% Malted Barley in a Double Copper Pot Still before being matured in American Ex-Boubon Barrels, Oloroso Sherry Casks & finished in Mizunara Oak before being bottled at 48% ABV. It has an aromatic birth with notes of grain, wood, herbs & spices; while a rich life adds notes of heather honey, chocolate, coffee malt & caramel; that led to a balanced death of medium length with notes of barley, oak, hints of peat smoke & sea spray. July / August 2023

An elegant, Pure Malt Whisky by the Matsui Shuzo Distillery in Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It is made from a blend of malt from Scotland & Japan; then aged for 8 years in new white oak & finished in first-fill ex-Sherry casks; brought to proof with spring water from Mount Daisen. It has an aromatic birth with notes of rancio, pear & sultanas; while a rich birth with notes of ripe d’anjou pear Eau de Vie, sherry, dried fruits, malt, hints of salinty, vanilla, allspice & oak; that leads to an elegant death of medium length with notes of port & barley. February 2020 / August 2022