Japanese Spirits
Sasakawa Fine Whisky
Sasakawa Fine Whisky
Item#: 10280
Size and Case Count: 750ml./12cs
Alcohol %: 40%
Tasting Note: A skilled blend of peated malt whisky aged in bourbon barrels imported from the USA and grain whisky aged in oak barrels. Both whiskies are put to rest for a minimum of 3 years before being blended. Soft aromas of vanilla cream, powdered sugar, with a hint of smoke and sea salt. Silky, easy to drink, and very well balanced. The whisky has a bold, smokey character and a mellow aftertaste. Perfect by itself, but does well on the rocks or as a cocktail base as well.
Distiller: Sasanokawa Distillery
Distiller’s Profile: Sasanokawa is Tohoku Japan's oldest sake brewery, and they began distilling whisky in 1946 - as such, the distillery boasts a long history of producing small batch craft whiskies for the local area, using the excellent quality Koriyama city water. Their original Asaka distillery located deep in the mountains was revitalized in 2016 to take over production of their ji-whisky (local Japanese Whisky). They are also famed for assisting Ichigo Akuto in the launch of Ichiro's Malt whisky line by holding on to casks from the closed Hanyu Distillery.
