• Blended Japanese whisky produced by Eigashima Shuzo in Akashi, Japan
• A blend of wheat, rye, and malted barley lightly peated to 10ppm
• Distilled twice in copper pot stills
• Aged 3 years in a variety of casks (new oak, ex-bourbon, ex-shochu) and finished for approximately 2 years in ex-sherry casks; non-age statement
• Aromas of raisin, smoked sea salt, and vanilla pastry transition to a palate of assertive baking spice and well-integrated sherry with flinty dark chocolate on the finish.
• Non-chill filtered; 50% ABV
Destined to be a classic, this beautifully blended whisky from Eigashima Shuzo is a sherry-cask-finished version of their flagship blended whisky, bottled at a punchy 100-proof (goju translates to “fifty” in reference to the increased ABV). With an average age of 5 years, Goju 50 dances between floral sweetness and dry salinity with gentle smoke.
Located just a rock’s skip away from Kobe Bay, Akashi is the closest whisky distillery to the coast in Japan. The ocean-laden air is reflected in the whisky’s savory, saline driven purity. The town of Akashi, translated as the “Sun Rise City,” dates back over 500 years. Here, less than 100 yards from the ocean, the owner’s family has been making traditional Japanese alcoholic beverages, like sake, for over three centuries.
Founded in 1888, Eigashima Shuzo holds Japan’s first whisky license, issued in 1919, and remains Japan’s smallest whiskey producer, comprised of a five person team. Serious malt production at this distillery did not begin until 1984, when the current copper pot stills were put into action and a focus on premium whiskies began at their “White Oak” facility. Following a program dedicated to crafting an insanely fine, super sip-able whisky, production is limited to insure that quality is preeminent, making Eigashima’s Akashi one of the rarest whiskies.