Thank you for your continued patronage of Azabujuban BAR Shinkai aka Hidden Lounge.
Today we are pleased to announce the arrival of “Single Malt Kanosuke 2021 FIRST EDITION,” a new limited release from the Kanosuke Distillery of Komasa Brewery.
Dark amber color like a sunset
In order to realize the concept of Kanosuke Distillery, “MELLOW LAND, MELLOW WHISKY,” the original three pot stills (copper distillers) were used to make the original whisky, which was then aged for three years in a variety of oak barrels before being married.
Non-peat malt is used, and the key is the sake aged in American white oak rich casks used for the barrel-aged rice shochu “Mellow Kozuru,” vatted in multiple casks and bottled at cask strength. 2017-18 Kanosuke Distillery’s first distilled and aged at the Kanosuke Distillery. This is a single malt Japanese whisky.
What is so remarkable that it is hard to believe that it has been aged for 3 years is its color. It has a dark amber color like a sunset. The taste also starts with fresh and slightly sour fruit, and later you can also taste richness and a good sweetness. It has a complex and deep flavor with a long finish. It is a whisky to drink on the rocks and enjoy the changes in flavor over time.
Tasting Notes
| Flavor | Lime, prune, raisin butter |
| Taste | Mellow and Woody Vanilla Nikki |
| Aftertaste | Bittersweetness of orangette, fluffy sea breeze |
Product Information
| Alcohol content | 58% |
| Liquor categories | Single Malt Japanese Whisky |
| Cask type | American White Oak Richer Cask |
| Volume and quantity | 700ml |
| No. of products sold | limited quantity |
| Date of release | June 16, 2021 |
| BAR Shinkai Offer price | ＜45ml: 3,960 yen, 30ml: 2,640 yen, 15ml: 1,320 yen＞ |
BAR Shinkai offers this service at all of its Toranomon and Daimon branches, as well as the Azabujuban branch. If you are interested, please give it a try.
For more information on Single Malt Kanosuke 2021 FIRST EDITION, please see this article.
For a full list of BARShinkai’s whisky menu, click here.
