Kanosuke Double Distillery Japanese Whisky (53% - 700ml)
Kanosuke Double Distillery Japanese Whisky
The first blended whisky from the two sister distilleries Kanosuke and Hioki, Master Blender Yoshitsugu Komasa wanted to create a “bridge” between the family shochu tradition and modern whisky.
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Cloves -
Wood
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Lemon
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Mint
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Vanilla
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Nessuna
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Bassa
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Media
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Alta
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This particular Japanese blend is created by combining the Single Malt distilled at Kanosuke Distillery (100% malted barley, lightly peated) with the Kanosuke Hioki Pot Still (distilled at Hioki Distillery with a mash bill of 90% unmalted barley + 10% malted barley, unpeated). The Hioki Distillery is part of the Komasa Jyozo group and has been active since 1883 producing shochu; it received the license to distill grain whisky in 2020. It is the first official blend that unites the two family distilleries, created to honour grandfather Kanosuke Komasa, inventor of the famous Mellowed Kozuru (the first cask-aged shochu in Japanese history).
The Kanosuke Double Distillery is a blended whisky obtained by mixing a single malt whisky distilled from lightly peated barley in the Miyake copper pot stills of Kanosuke + a pot still whisky distilled in the stainless steel stills of Hioki. It is aged in a combination of new American white oak casks, re-charred ex-shochu “Mellowed Kozuru” casks, sherry casks and ex-bourbon casks. It is bottled at 53% ABV without chill-filtration and at its natural colour.
Awards
World Whiskies Awards (WWA)
2025: Gold (Best Japanese Blended)
| Distillery/Brand | Kanosuke |
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| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kagoshima |
| Style | Blended |
| Bottle | 700ml |
| Peat level | Unpeated |
| ABV | 53% |
| Box | Cardboard box |
Colour: Clear amber.
Nose: On the nose it opens with a vanilla sweetness accompanied by mint, lemon, some fresh herbal notes, apricot, melon and yellow peach.
Palate: On the palate it is rich and velvety, with an intense sweetness, cloves, black tea, tangerine orange, vanilla and cinnamon.
Finish: Medium length, with a fruity finish, soft with notes of cloves, toasted cereals, vanilla and a slightly bitter note given by toasted oak hints.
