{"product_id":"akashisinglemaltwhisky-500ml-39616","title":"AkashiSingleMaltWhisky(500mL)","description":"\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;A light and delicate Japanese Single Malt from a legendary producer.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Eigashima Shuzo Ltd. is a small company with a HUGE history — but you have to dig a bit to find it. \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;This family business was established in 1679\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;, and was one of the most important businesses in Japan during the Meiji Period. Real Samurai, Shogun, Ninjas, and Japanese Emperors drank their products. \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;They started making Sake and Shochu in 1888\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;. And even thought they received a license to make Whiskey in 1919, they didn’t start using it until 1984 — initially just for local consumption. \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;They make a wide range of traditional Japanese beverages and Whiskies in their White Oak Distillery\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;, located along the sea-shore about twenty-five miles west of Osaka in the town of Hyogo.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Ten months out of each year, \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;the White Oak Distillery produces Sake and Shochu exclusively\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;. So all of their Whisky production happens in just two months. \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;Eigashima’s most popular Whisky is their Akashi Blend\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;. But they also produce a few precious runs of their Akashi Single Malt — which is then divided up between their finished-woods and Whisky blends. That means that there is jut not a lot of this dram to go around. \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;Technically, it’s a marriage of their Single Malt in three different agings — seven, five, and four year-old\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt; — from three different cask types — Spanish Sherry, New American Oak, and ex-Bourbon. It’s bottled at a perfect 46% ABV.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;u\u0026gt;Smartass Corner:\u0026lt;\/u\u0026gt;\u0026lt;em\u0026gt;Bottles of Whiskies created by neighborhood distilleries for local consumption are called “ji-whisky.” The Japanese word “ji” means “local.”\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45132274499766,"sku":"39616","price":22.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/1251\/9862\/files\/akashisinglemaltwhisky-500ml_39616_01_1bda0b6d_98b1aad9-1c7f-494d-a9ce-98f7be706545.jpg?v=1779127058","url":"https:\/\/noblebottle.com\/products\/akashisinglemaltwhisky-500ml-39616","provider":"noblebottle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}