Nagahama Distillery Single Malt Bourbon Cask Japanese Whisky is produced on the shore of Lake Biwa, Japan’s largest lake, in Shiga prefecture. It’s an extension of Nagahama Roman Beer’s brewery that occupies the same site. In fact, the company’s whisky operation and beer operation are one in the same up to fermentation.

The distillery is well-known known for their world-blend Amahagan series, but their single malt Japanese whisky is a different affair: one fermentation yields one distillation batch that yields one cask, which is all released at cask-strength, single cask. Considering the distillery’s small size, they’re fairly adventurous. One of the latest releases for example has a mashbill of malt and rye. Their wood program features a variety of different casks including Bordeaux, Oloroso sherry and Bourbon.

This unique small batch unpeated single malt was matured in a bourbon cask for more than 3 years and that has imparted notes of citrus and vanilla onto the fruity, sweet spirit. Bottled at cask strength 58.6% from cask #0161. It’s another fantastic expression from this up and coming distillery that has already delivered some truly delicious whiskies. 

The Finer Details
Style - Japanese Whisky
Country - Japan
Bottle Size - 500ml
ABV - 58.6%