Japanese Spirits
Sasakawa Pure Malt Whisky
Sasakawa Pure Malt Whisky
Item#: 10281
Size and Case Count: 750ml./12cs
Alcohol %: 48%
Tasting Note: Sasakawa Pure Malt Whisky is a masterful blend of two unpeated malt whiskies and one peated malt whisky. The three whiskies are aged in bourbon barrels for a minimum of 5 years. Then one of the unpeated malt whiskies is finished in Spanish sherry casks. The whisky is astonishingly light, smooth, and soft, with a hint of peaty smokiness hiding beneath the sherry savor. The nose hints at crème brulée, far-off nighttime campfires, and a whisper of a freshly opened old book.
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.
