Whisky 'Blonde'

• Limited-release whisky produced with koji by Fukano Distillery in Hitoyoshi City, Japan
• Distilled from 100% rice (malted, unmalted, and koji)
• 21-day parallel fermentation with koji rice
• Single distilled in a stainless steel pot still
• Non-age statement; aged in white oak
• Fruity, floral aromas reminiscent of refreshing Kuma shochu with a touch of oak tannin and caramelized pineapple; light-bodied and mineralic on the palate with underripe yellow nectarine, cinnamon, and wet leather on a bright, salinic finish
• Inaugural release of just 1,040 bottles
• Non-chill filtered; bottled at a cask strength of 42.5% ABV (ABV may vary batch to batch)

Fukano Blonde—an all-new, limited expression from the famed distillery—is bottled to showcase the beauty of Fukano’s spirits with minimal oak influence. The whisky’s past life as Kuma shochu and the imparted terroir of the Kumamoto prefecture weave in and out from the nose through to the finish, which takes on an energizing and refreshing quality.

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