The “Artist Edition” is inspired by the “Five Elements” philosophy, which is deeply rooted in Japanese people’s daily life, such as the five festivals, Sumo’s four staves, New Year’s osechi dishes, and five-colored beans.
The “Artist Edition” is inspired by the “Five Elements” concept, which is deeply rooted in Japanese life, and is created by artists who are active in a variety of fields.
The third work, “Artist”, is an original work created by an artist who is active in a variety of fields based on the concept of the five elements.
The third work, “Artist Edition #003,” expresses the diversity of the land of Kagoshima under the theme of “earth” of the five elements.
The blender is a seaside artist. The blender used shochu litchi barrels, which have been aged in a ripening cellar on a hill by the sea, as the key, and blended them with bourbon barrels, red wine barrels, and other ingredients,
The blend of bourbon barrels, red wine barrels, and other barrels is then mixed with brown sugar shochu barrels from Amami Oshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, which are not commonly used for whisky.
The whisky is then post-aged in barrels used for shochu (Japanese liquor made from brown sugar) on Amami Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, which is not commonly used for whisky, and then prepared using peat, which is rarely produced in our company.
The mellow sweetness of the Kanosuke distillery, located by the sea in Hioki overlooking the East China Sea, and the tropical nuances of the Amami Oshima island, full of the nature of the tropics, are combined in this Kagoshima distilled spirit.
This single malt Japanese whiskey expresses the diversity of the Kagoshima region, including the mellow sweetness of the Kanosuke distillery located by the sea in Hioki by the East China Sea and the tropical nuances of Amami Oshima.
The label was designed by Mr. Shito Kanai, a dyer on Amami Oshima Island, who visited the Kanosuke distillery.
The label was created by Mr. Shito Kanai, a dyeing artist on Amami Oshima Island, who visited the Kanosuke distillery.
The “Single Malt Whisky Artist Edition #003 50% 700ml” is a shochu liqueur that has been matured by the blender in a maturing cellar on a hill by the sea.
The blender blends shochu litchi barrels, bourbon barrels, red wine barrels, etc., with brown sugar from Amami-Oshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, as the key ingredient.
The blend of bourbon and red wine barrels is post-aged in barrels used for brown sugar shochu from Amami-Oshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, and then prepared with peat.
This single malt Japanese whiskey expresses the diversity of the Kagoshima region.
Color: orange-amber
Nose: passion fruit, banana, caramel, black tea
Taste: Brown sugar, honey, nikki, sweet summer, ginger
Finish: Rich brown sugar sweetness with a hint of smoke that lingers pleasantly.
Limited to 5,844 bottles, this rare whisky is a must-try.
At BAR Shinkai, each glass costs 4,620 yen (45ml), 3,080 yen (30ml), and 1,540 yen (15ml).
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