"Akkeshi"

New Release

 【Released in April 2021】Hokkaido/Akkeshi town Limited Edition Blended Whisky (Kenen Jitsugyo, Akkeshi Distillery)

It seems that a new product will be released in April 2021 from the Akkeshi Distillery of Kenten Jitsugyo Co.
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【Review】Akkeshi Blended Whisky Usui

Released on February 28, 2021, akkeshi blended whisky usui is a gorgeous harmony of sweet and aromatic peatiness combined with the lightness of grain.
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[Review] Akkeshi Single Malt Whisky Kanro

The first work "Kanro" which made 24 seasons into a series. A blend of wine barrels, bourbon barrels, sherry barrels and Mizunara barrels.
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[Review] Akkeshi Single Malt Whisky Sarorun Kamui

Released on February 27, 2020. Akkeshi Distillery's first single malt whisky "Sarolung Kamui" has been aged for three years. A blend of 4 non-peat bourbon and sherry barrels packed in 2016, red wine barrels and peted mizunara barrels. "Sarolung Kamui" means "red-crowned crane = god in the wetlands" in Ainu language.
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[Review] Akkeshi Newborn Foundation 4

Blended aged for 13-30 months in sherry barrels. For malts, which account for more than 60%, only unwraed sake distilled and aged at Akkeshi Distillery is used. For grains, only the new make-up from Scotland is packed in barrels at Akkeshi Distillery and aged. More than 50% of the malt is made from sherry barrel-aged undulating sake.
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[REVIEW] AKKESHI NEW BORN FOUNDATION 3

Third in the Akkeshi Newborn series. More than a dozen barrels were selected and blended from the original sake aged for 8 to 23 months in Hokkaido Mizunara oak barrels. It is a superb product with a complex aroma containing citrus aromas, an oriental flavor derived from Mizunara oak, and a dense taste. 6,380 yen (tax included), on sale March 5, 2019.
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[REVIEW]AKKESHI NEW BORN FOUNDATION 2

The second in the Atsugishi Whiskey Newborn Series. Peated malt whiskey aged for 8 to 17 months in bourbon casks is batched. This is the first peated type from the Atsukishi distillery. The peated taste is combined with the saltiness brought by the sea fog and wind, and citrus flavors.
News

December 7,8, 2024] Whiskey Festival 2024 in Tokyo

The festival will be held in December this year as usual! Whiskey Festival 2024 in Tokyo. The outline of the event and the exhibitors as of now are introduced.
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[ISC2024] International Spirits Challenge 2024 Award Results

International Spirits Challenge 2024 Awards Results for Japanese Whiskies. The results of the International Spirits Challenge (ISC), organized by Drinks International, a British publisher specializing in alcoholic beverages, have been announced. Ninety Japanese whisky products received awards this year. In this issue, we introduce two award-winning results and products, DOUBLE GOLD and GOLD.
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[Review]Akkeishi Blended Whiskey Koku

Akkeshi Blended Whisky Koku Review. This is a new release from Kaken Jitsugyo Akkeshi Distillery in the Akkeshi 24 Season series. The price is 16,500 yen (including tax). Features, price, and how to purchase.