Takamine Koji Whiskey - Sakura Cask

TAKAMINE- Japanese Koji Whiskey - Sakura Cask

This expression is finished for a year in hybrid casks made of American white oak and Sakura wood harvested from the Shinozaki family's own cherry trees.

From the Brand; When Japanese scientist Dr. Jokichi Takamine first used koji spores to create a maltless whiskey in a Peoria, Illinois distillery in 1891, his innovation promised to revolutionize the whiskey industry. However, a combination of arson, racism, backroom deals, and government agents derailed his revolution by early 1894. Takamine went on to make historic contributions to medicine and culture — creating medical adrenaline and donating thousands of iconic cherry blossom trees to Washington, D.C. — but his patented whiskey process disappeared. Or so it seemed. Fortunately, the family-run Shinozaki Distillery, with permission from the Takamine Family Trust, revived the Takamine Process, and the iconic koji-fermented whiskey was reborn. Crafted with Japanese koji and aged in American White Oak, Takamine Whiskey captures the beauty of both cultures in a classic spirit that lives up to its name.

Distilled by Shinozaki Distillery in Asakura, Fukuoka, Japan

• Distilled from barley and barley koji

• ABV 40%

• Barrels: American white oak, Japanese Cherry wood

• Aged: 7 years

750ml