Kanosuke Cask Strength 2023 – 59%

The Kanosuke Distillery is located on Fukiagehama, one of the longest sandy beaches in Japan. In the south-west of the country, where the East China Sea meets Japan, the climatic conditions for whisky are ideal: mild summers and wild, windy winters ensure that the distillates mature quickly. Critics around the world agree: even after a short time, the bottlings taste many times more mature than their age would suggest. They are primarily stored in freshly burnt American oak casks, which were pre-filled with the parent company’s celebrated “Mellowed Kozuru” shochu.

In 2017, Kanosuke started operations with three unique pot stills: they each differ in the shape of the neck and the angle of the lyne arm. Whether through re-distillation in different stills or blending distillates from the pot still trio, Kanosuke is able to create whiskies with great depth and a distinctly smooth texture (as proven several times at competitions).