Kiuchi Hinomaru 1st Edition Japanese Blended Whisky 48%abv 30ml and so forth

and so forth

Barrel-ends of previous releases married and vatted in Apera and Tawny Casks  - One of 750 bottles

It was from the first batch of unpeated new make distilled on island after we commissioned our stills in 2019

It restarted production in November 2008

the staves were coopered from new American oak

Kiuchi Hinomaru 1st Edition Japanese Blended Whisky 48%abv 30ml and so forthKiuchi is a sake maker that needed something for their workers to do in the off season so in 1996 they started making craft beer. There was a craft beer boom and bust in the 1990's in Japan (there is a whisky boom at the moment and their will likely be a bust too based on this first bottle Kiuchi will come out on top wth whisky too). Kiuchi survived the craft beer bust and is now possibly the most popular Japanese craft beer company and you can get