The “Single Malt Kanosuke” released this time is the first “standard product” of the Kanosuke distillery, a single malt Japanese whisky. However, Kanosuke Distillery has announced that they are not able to provide a stable supply of the product at this time, and it will not be sold in the …
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[Review] Single Malt Kanosuke 2022 LIMITED EDITION
This is the third single malt Japanese whisky from the Kanosuke Distillery. Single Malt Kanosuke 2022 LIMITED EDITION is made with non-peat malt and distilled between 2017 and 2019. Multiple casks were vatted for the key malt sherry cask-aged sake. Bottled at cask strength, this is the long-awaited Japanese whisky …
Read More »[Review] Single Malt Kanosuke Artist Edition #001
The Kanosuke Artist Edition is inspired by the “five elements” philosophy, which is deeply rooted in Japanese people’s lives, and was created by an artist active in various fields who designed an original label based on the concept of the five elements: wood, fire, earth, metal, and water. The motif …
Read More »[Review] Single Malt Kanosuke Distillery Limited Edition Bottle #002
Established in 1881, Komasa Shuzo is a shochu maker with a long history. Its representative brand is Mellow Kozuru, a barrel-aged rice shochu with a unique sweetness. The company applies its expertise in barrel aging and rice shochu making to whiskey and craft gin. The Single Malt Kanosuke Distillery Limited …
Read More »[Review] Single Malt Kanosuke 2021 FIRST EDITION
In order to embody the Kanosuke Distillery’s concept of “MELLOW LAND, MELLOW WHISKY,” the original three pot stills (copper distillers) were used to make the original liquor, which was then aged in various oak barrels for three years before being mulled. Non-peated malt It was distilled and aged at the …
Read More »[Review] KANOSUKE NEW BORN 2018
Komasa Jozo was founded in 1881, and is a very old shochu maker. Its representative brand is the barrel-aged rice shochu “Mellow Kozuru” . Although the company is a shochu maker, it seems that the know-how gained from developing shochu aged in barrels is also used in making whiskey. The …
Read More »[Review] Kaanosuke Newborn 2019
Komasa Jozo was founded in 1881 and is a very historic shochu maker, with its representative brand being the barrel-aged rice shochu “Mellow Kozuru” . Although it is a shochu maker, the company’s expertise in developing shochu aged in barrels seems to be utilized in making whiskey. This is the …
Read More »[Review] Kanosuke Newborn 2020 Peated
Distilled using peated malt from England. Stored in white oak barrels, this is the third version of the Kanosuke Newborn. This single malt Newborn is casked from whiskey stock distilled in August 2018. Released on September 16, 2020. 1. Manufacturer. Komasa Brewing Company Establishment 1883 Head office 3309 Hiki, Hiyoshi-cho, …
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