- Single barrel koji rice whisky distilled and aged by Fukano Distillery in Hitoyoshi City, Japan
- Cask #218 selected by ImpEx Beverage Vice President, Chris Uhde; bottled exclusively for The ImpEx Collection
- Produced from 100% rice (koji, malted, and unmalted)
- Distilled in a stainless-steel pot still
- Aged 16 years in oak
- Bubblegum, lychee, sandalwood, candied orange, and vanilla on the nose; an umami palate of starfruit, sugared plum, spiced cake, and mulberry with oak, vanilla, and mint on a long finish
- Limited release of only 160 bottles
- Non-chill filtered; bottled at cask strength of 44.4% ABV
Distilled in 2005 and matured entirely in Japan by the legendary Fukano Distillery, this single cask release was selected for The ImpEx Collection to showcase a purely oak-driven expression of Japanese koji rice whisky.
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
NV
Country:
Japan
Region:
Japan
Spirit Type:
Japanese Whisky
Spirit Sub Type:
Single Grain
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | UK-XIM-20-NV | 6/750ml |
Press & Reviews
Whisky Advocate
Score
90
Date
2023-07-01
"Cotton candy, cherry-flavored taffy, ripening strawberries, and sugar syrup wrap this in sweet aromas. The aromas carry through to the palate, where there's strawberry, more cherry, and red apple, initially with some mouth-drawing oaky notes, until a bigger, juicy candy theme bursts out, with red Life Savers, cherry Popsicle, and background spice. Soft red fruits and spice to finish; this is a sweet, soothing, slow sipper of a rice whisky."