Kujira Ryukyu 20 Year Old Japanese Whiskey

Founded in 1952, Kumesen Syuzo started on distilling alcoholic beverages, unique to Okinawa islands of Japan, also know as Ryuku islands. Then around 1989, this innovative distillery started to age them in oak barrels, creating a unique kind of ji-whisky in its own category, thus named it the Ryukyu Whisky. With 20 years maturing in bourbon casks, Kujira as a single grain whisky provides a wonderful taste profile that has distinguished itself from its malt counterparts and creates a refreshing choice for spirits lovers. Nose: herbs, various plum fruits hint, prune, mint candy. Palate: balanced light body, sweet, vanilla, spice, smoky woodiness. Finish: licorice, Japanese pepper, medium finish. Finalist (Ultimate Spirits Challenge, 2019)Gold Medal (76th Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America, 2019)Scored 93 pts ”As Excellent, Highly Recommended” (Ultimate Spirits Challenge, 2019)2nd Place for scored 92.2 pts (International Spirit Competition 2019)