2021 The Akkeshi Shosho Blended Japanese Whisky (700ml)

World’s Best Blended Whisky and Best Japanese Blended at the 2022 World Whisky Awards. 

No.4 in the 24 Sekki Series, Shosho means ‘the heat stops’ and represents the 14th of 24 solar terms in the traditional East Asian calendars. Akkeshi’s single malt accounts for more than half of this blend and also includes imported grain Whisky (new-make) aged at the Akkeshi distillery. The average age is four years, mostly drawn from ex-Bourbon casks.

Notes from the producers... Opens with campfire smoke, and plenty of saltiness. Honey, butter, and orange infiltrate the nose, while the palate is bright and fruity; a cacophony of citrus intertwines with a seam of smoke. There’s a pleasant, light bitterness on the finish.