Kujira 8 Years Old Ryukyu Whisky 43% Vol. 0,5l in Giftbox

The single grain whisky is a blend of single grains aged for 8 years in Sherry and Bourbon casks under a subtropical climate whose influence is clearly expressed through a remarkably light, refreshing and balanced tasting profile.

Kujira Whisky 8 years is a creation of the historical distillery Shinzato Shuzo located in the south of Japan in the tropical archipelago of Okinawa formerly called kingdom of Ryukyu.

This single grain has the originality to be elaborated from 100% of long indica rice fermented with both yeasts like whisky, and a variety of black Koji, unique to the Okinawa islands, then distilled according to the ancestral manufacturing method inherited from awamori, the traditional spirit of the region.

Distilled, aged and bottled in Japan, Kujira Whisky is a blend of single grains aged for 8 years in Sherry and Bourbon casks under a subtropical climate whose influence is clearly expressed through a remarkably light, refreshing and balanced tasting profile.

The result is an exceptional Spirit with the smoothness of a wheated dram and all the spice coming from the wood.

Tasting notes

Color: Medium Amber

Nose: Balanced with an oak foundation under vanilla and stewed plums.

Taste: Dried raisins, cherries, and cranberries and blooms with notes of caramel and a light oak spice.

Finish: Medium length and smooth and anise element at the end.

Both whisky and awamori, single grain rice whiskies also called Ryukyu whiskies, represent an enriching blend of age-old know-how.