Akashi White Oak Blended

Origin: Hyōgo

Alcohol content: 40%

Dezente Duft von gelben Früchten und Honig mit dominierenden Getreide Noten. Sehr ausbalancierter Geschmack mit einer vielfältigen Aromapalette von gemältzer Getreide, Pfirsich, Mandeln, Kamille und Korinthen. Cremig würziger und langer Nachklang.

Tasting Note

Aroma: Light with pleasant notes of grain, fruit and honey.

Palate: Soft yet powerful on the tongue. Initially, fruit like peaches and apples balanced with renewed cereal notes and chamomile.

Finish: Long and spicy with some tannins.

Chichibu Ichiro's Malt&Grain World Blended

Origin: Saitama

Alcohol content: 46.5%

Founded by Chichibu Distillery's Japanese whiskey rock star, Ichiro Akuto, Chichibu is popular with whiskey lovers around the world. Akuto has not only achieved great international success with his whisky, but has helped bring Japanese whiskey to where it is today.

Tasting Notes

Nose: First, light vineyard peach and significantly more intense apricot notes, paired with bourbon aromas and some tobacco, emerge. They are carried by a kind of soft layer of crème brûlée. At the same time, light banana and lime notes can be tasted.

Palate: At first the taste of the whiskey is reminiscent of toffee cream candy, which is then followed by notes of lemon, mango, papaya and passion fruit. This is followed by aromas of freshly cut dewy grass, sweet forest honey and roasted chestnuts, followed by some gingerbread spice. Later, notes of malt, freshly ground pepper and tobacco recede.

Abgang/Finish: Mittellanger trockener Abgang mit malzigem Geschmack.

Nikka Rare Old Super

Origin: Hokkaido

Alcohol content: 43%

Fruity herbal aromas, salty. Opulent notes of sherry, gently peaty, smooth, with a rounded and balanced taste. The aftertaste is unspeakably soft and balanced. Colour: deep gold with shimmering bronze reflections.

Tasting Notes

Aroma: Malty, notes of cooked apples, oatmeal, pears, beeswax and honey.Flavour: Rich and malty. This is a simple blend, but one of great quality and balance. Notes of orange zest, toffee and oak, with hints of peanut butter and cocoa. A nice length in the aftertaste with notes of compote, cloves, a hint of cinnamon and wholemeal biscuits.

Nikka from the Barrel

Origin: Hokkaido

Alcohol content: 51.4%

A highly complex blend of over 100 different batches of Nikka's single malt and grain whiskeys. After blending, it is again stored in refill casks for a few months.

Tasting Notes

Aroma: Well balanced. Floral, with fresh oranges, spices and some oak.

Taste: Clear fruit note, full-bodied and expressive. Lots of spice and sweet toffee, a little caramel and vanilla.

Abgang: Lang, warm und fruchtig mit einer leichten Eichenwürze.

Nikka Yoichi Single Malt

Origin: Hokkaido

Alcohol content: 45%

Yoichi, on the Hokkaido coast in Japan's far north, is the premier Nikka whiskey distillery and custodian of the house's traditions. Traditional methods are used here, such as heating the stills directly with a charcoal fire. The Yoichi single malt whiskeys, with their peaty notes influenced by the coastal region, really capture the authentic character of this extraordinary location. A subtle blend of Yoichi casks of different ages, most of which have matured in ex-sherry casks, reflects with its finely balanced smoky notes , fruity and floral flavors perfectly recreate Nikka's historic single malt creation.

Tasting NotesAroma: Gentle peat smoke with dried citrus peel and fresh ignition

Flavor: Firm with smoke, melon,

almonds and light salt

Finish: Long, soft and herbaceous

Nikka Coffee Grain

Origin: Hokkaido

Alcohol content: 45%

Nikka Coffey Grain is made largely from corn and then distilled in a 1963 Coffey Still at Myagikyo Distillery.

Der Mais gibt diesem Whisky die intensiven Fruchtaromen, in der Nase erinnert er an eine Bäckerei, honigsüss und hell.

The ideal accompaniment to chocolate or desserts with fruit. The nose is reminiscent of a fragrant bakery. Round and honeyed with bright fruit notes and an amazing body for a young grain whisky, it shows up on the palate. The finish is harmonious, a true pleasure experience.

Tasting Notes

Nose: Very fruity with exotic fruits like pineapple and mango as well as some coconut, vanilla, citrus fruits and red cherries.

Palate: Still very fruity with pineapple, peach, vanilla and subtle citrus.

Finish: The coconut stands out, but fine vanilla and some fruit round off this fruity finish.

Hatozaki Pure Malt

Herkunft: Hyōgo

Alcohol content: 46%

Hatozaki whiskey comes from the Kaikyo distillery in Akashi, Japan. A malty scent is accompanied by fruity sweetness and fresh lemon zest. Sweet honey on the palate followed by fruit and orange blossom with a hint of smoke. A hint of nuts and cereals in the aftertaste.

Tasting Notes

Nose: Sweet and spicy with dried fruits,

honey and some cedar wood.

Palate: Rich and complex

with all sorts of spices,

getrocknetem Obst und Vanillecreme.

Finish: Medium long and sweetly soft with notes of cigar box and a subtle hint of smoke.

Matsui Single Malt Mizunara Cask

Origin: Tottori

Alcohol content: 48%

THE MATSUI MIZUNARA CASK is a whiskey distilled in the Japanese prefecture of Tottori. It was first matured in bourbon casks and then refined in bourbon casks with lids made from Japanese Mizunara oak.

Tasting Notes

Nose: A fresh floral aroma followed by sweet vanilla and baking spice, with hints of creamy coconut.

Palate: A velvety mouthfeel with rich oak, cinnamon, ginger and hints of chili spice balanced by the sweetness of toffee.

Finish: Soft and silky caramel alongside floral oak, tobacco and vanilla bean.

Matsui Japanese Single Malt Peated

Origin: Tottori

Alcohol content: 48%

The Matsui Shuzo Distillery from Japan was founded in 1910 near the city of Kyoto and initially only produced sake and shochu. Close to the distillery is the extinct Daisen Volcano, whose ash is still used to filter water today. This gives the popular Kurayoshi whiskeys a very smooth and creamy taste.

Tasting Notes

Nose: Plenty of fresh and toasted grain malt flavors supported by earthy peat, wisps of smoke and hints of vanilla oak. Palate: Toasted oak, brown sugar, creamy vanilla and hints of fruit trees, all wrapped in ashy smoke.

Finish: peat smoke and fresh apple remain.

Kujira Ryukyu 10y White Oak Virgin Cask

Origin: Okinawa

Alcohol content: 43%

This Kujira Ryukyu Single Grain Whiskey is made from 100% high quality Indica rice. Aging takes place for 10 years in first fill white oak casks under subtropical climate at the southern end of Okinawa, Japan.

Tasting Notes

Colour: gold with amber reflections

Nose: Rich, sweet butter, caramel, spices,

Bourbon-Whisky-Aromatik

Geschmack: Süß, buttrig, Karamell, geröstete

Eiche, Süßholz, Noten von Nelken, Zimt

Finish: Long lasting, sweet, spices

The Kurayoshi Pure Malt 8y

Origin: Tottori

Alcohol content: 43%

Der Kurayoshi Pure Malt 8 Jahre ist ein Blend aus japanischen und schottischen Whiskys, die ausschliesslich in alten Eichenfässern gelagert wurden. Seine weiche Textur und Vanille-Noten machen ihn angenehm und leicht zu trinken. Kurayoshi Whiskys werden in der gleichnamigen japanischen Stadt produziert, bei Matsui, einem historischen Sake-Hersteller, der seit einiger Zeit auch Whiskys anbietet. Matsui kauft Fässer von verschiedenen (geheimen) Destillerien in Japan und in Schottland, reift sie und assembliert sie schlussendlich.

Während über 8 Jahren in ex-Bourbon Fässern aus Weisseiche gelagert. Die vollmundigen und tiefen Aromen widerspiegeln die über 8jährige Reifezeit in ausgewählten Eichenfässern.

Tasting Notes

Smell: toffee, red berries and

a touch of violet.

Palate: Pink peppercorns, orange peel, lingering warmth of toasted oak.

Abgang: Macadamia-Nüsse, Erdbeerkonfitüre.

The Kurayoshi Pure Malt 12y

Origin: Tottori

Alcohol content: 43%

The Kurayoshi Pure Malt 12 Years is a vatting Scottish and Japanese whisky. It is rich in aromas of hazelnut and malt. Kurayoshi whiskeys are produced in the Japanese city of the same name, at Matsui, a historic sake maker that has also been offering whiskeys for some time. Matsui buys casks from various (secret) distilleries in Japan and Scotland, ages them and finally assembles them.

Aged in white oak ex-Bourbon casks for over 12 years. Complex and fragrant with a slightly nutty character and a strong malt flavor. A harmonious whiskey with vanilla, sultanas and very faint smoke.

Tasting Notes

Colour: Pale gold like a dried orange

Nose: Reminiscent of freshly malted barley and dried fruits

Palate: Sweet toasted nuts and vanilla

Finish: The light finish is reminiscent of the pure Tottori spring water used for distillation.

The Tottori Blended Japanese Bourbon Barrel

Origin: Tottori

Alcohol content: 43%

The Kurayoshi the Tottori Blended Japanese Whiskey Bourbon Barrel is a marriage of Japanese and Scotch whiskey that matures in ex-bourbon casks. It is bottled without chill filtration and has a particularly fruity-sweet character with dominant notes of vanilla.

Tasting Notes

Aroma: Peaches in syrup, lemon zest, hints of earthy smoke. Palate: Lots of malt in the foreground, which continues to bring smoky warmth and caramelized fruit. Finish: White grapes and powdered sugar.

FUYU Japanese Blend

Origin: Kyoto

Alcohol content: 40.5%

This whiskey is a blend of 50% grain and 50% malt whisky, which spent its three-year basic maturity in American white oak casks. This was followed by a six-month finish in Mizunara oak, which is more commonly used for Japanese whiskeys. Mizunara Oak is one of the rarest caskwoods in the world, as the trees do not grow straight, making conditions difficult for cooper. In addition, the trunks have a high water content, which is why Mizunara is also known as "water oak". However, the coopers are happy to accept the extended drying time, since the wood has a very exciting effect on the distillates inside. The Mizunara oak has a low tannin concentration, which prevents an "overwoody" taste. Instead, the spirits absorb aromatic traces of spices, sandalwood, incense, coconut and vanilla.

Tasting Notes

Nose: Kale, sandalwood, hints of earthy peat followed by slowly developing hints of buttered rye.

Palate: Rounded sweetness of fruit trees meets zesty grains and subtle nutmeg warmth.

Finish: Dusty oak and earthy vanilla bean.

Fujimi The 7 Virtues Blend

Origin: Tottori

Alcohol content: 40%

This amber-colored whiskey scores with its intense taste from oak barrels that have been charred above average. A samurai fighter can be seen on the bottle print. The 7 Virtues means translated the 7 virtues and was the supreme law for the samurai. Fujimi is Japanese and means immortality. The taste is well balanced and pungent.

Tasting Notes

Nose: Soft fruit with hints of green apple and banana and gentle spice.

Palate: The fruit continues with cooked apple and hints of honeyed sweetness balanced by hints of ginger and peppery spiciness.

Finish: Buttercream, sugared fruit salad and gentle oak spices.

Chita Japan Single Grain

Herkunft: Aichi

Alcohol content: 43%

For the single grain whiskey from Chita, three different types of grain are produced in the distillery, which then mature in different types of casks, white oak, Spanish oak and wine casks.

Tasting Notes

Nose: Honeydew melon, citrus and honey cereal.

Palate: vanilla biscuit and more honey.

Ein Hauch von Obstbaumblüten.

Abgang: Mittellang, ziemlich pikant.

Kamiki Original Blended Malt

Origin: Nara

Alcohol content: 48%

The Kamiki Blended Malt Whiskey comes without an age statement and is a blended malt whiskey from Japan. The Kamiki Blended Malt Whiskey was stored in oak barrels for at least 3 years. After aging, the Kamiki Blended Malt Whiskey is finished in Japanese cedar casks. The aroma shows notes of citrus blossoms, caramel and baked apple. The taste contains notes of apricots, honey and green tea. The Kamiki Blended Malt Whiskey is bottled with 48% vol.

Tasting Notes

Aroma: Citrus blossom, heather honey, caramel and baked apple with hints of balsa wood.

Geschmack: Blumige Noten treffen auf Karamell, Honig, Marillen und etwas Torf. Dazu eine Spur grüner Tee.

Finish: Long lasting with a pinch of green tea.

Nobushi Blended

Herkunft: Miyagi/Nagano/Hokkaido

Alcohol content: 40%

Nobushi ist ein japanischer Blended Whisky, der aus einer Mischung von japanischen Malt und Grain Whiskys komponiert wird. Er reift ausschließlich in amerikanischem Eichenholz und wenn der Master Blender meint, die richtige Zeit sei gekommen, wird der Whisky von Nobushi abgefüllt.

Tasting Notes

Nose: caramel and an abundance of spices,

Zimt, Muskatnuss und Honigwaben neben gerösteter Eiche.

Palate: Mint and earthy vanilla beans, with orange curd and sultanas.

Finish: Peppery wood spices and buttery caramel.