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Description
Founded in 2017 by the respected Shochu distillery Komasa Jyozo and situated along Fukiagehama Beach (the longest sand beach in Japan) in Kagoshima Prefecture. Konosuke is inspired by the idyllic views and fragrant sea breeze of the East China Sea. Founder, Yoshitsugu Komasa, strives to craft whisky equally as relaxing, leading to the distillery’s motto “Mellow Land, Mellow Whisky.”
Named for second-generation distiller Kanosuke Kosama, Kanosuke Distillery became operational in 2018, employing three Miyake copper pot stills, all with differing neck shapes and lyne arm angles that allow endless variation for layering and blending complex distillates. Though the sea along this dune-draped coast is calm in the summertime, fierce winter winds create unique climate variations within the prefecture’s subtropical climate. Drastic seasonal temperature fluctuations form ideal whisky maturation conditions and the proximity to the coastal sea spray imbues these aging sticks with minerality and salinity.
Taste
Kanosuke’s Double Distillery Blended Malt & Grain Whisky is the result of the combined efforts of two brothers wishing to honor their grandfather, Kanosuke Komasa, with a collaborative whisky blend. Distilled at both the Kanosuke Distillery and nearby Hioki Distillery, this blend of malted and unmalted whiskies produced from 100% barley is carefully crafted to accentuate each of its components and rounds out the core range from Kanosuke.
Blended Japanese whisky produced by Kanosuke Distillery in Kagoshima, Japan. A blend of lightly peated single malt distilled from 100% malted barley at Kanosuke Distillery and a combination of unpeated malted and unmalted barley distilled at Hioki Distillery. Double distilled using a combination of Kanosuke’s three Miyake copper pot stills and Hioki’s stainless steel pot stills. Aged an average 3–5 years in a combination of new American oak, re-charred Mellowed Kozuru rice shochu American oak casks, sherry casks, and ex-bourbon casks; non-age statement.
Brand Tasting Notes: A floral nose of summer melon, stone fruit, and lemongrass transitions to a rich, complex palate that leans into deep, bittersweet notes of black tea, orange peel, and raspberry
No added coloring. Non-chill filtered; 53% ABV.
Details
- Bottle Size700
- DistilleryKanosuke
- StyleJapanese Whisky
- RegionJapan
- AgeNA
- ABV53%
- Country of OriginJapan
- Cask StrengthNo
- Cask TypeBourbon