Whisky Season has begun in earnest! ✨ This week marks the unofficial start of our whisky season after a low-key summer, and we had the privilege to learn about the next big Japanese Whisky maker - Kanosuke Distillery ☺️ In the UK to launch its three core whiskies and one UK limited edition, we had founder Yoshitsugu Komasa talk us through his journey and vision to introduce Japanese Whiskies through his long-honed skills in Shochu making ✨🥃 What excited me the most was the use of low pressure distillation and steamed barley technique that was taken from the Komasa family’s Shochu expertise. And it’s a pleasure to learn that all of the releases have elements of Shochu cask-matured spirits in the mix, giving a really pleasant note of vanilla, bananas, 🍌 melons, 🍈 and with the power of suggestion, a touch of crispy, burnt rice that you get in clay pot rice 👌😋 We also got to try the constituent parts - matured in ex bourbon, ex Shochu, and ex sherry casks And thank you for the lovely panel of Kanosuke head of brand advocacy Tatsuya Ishihara, Billy, Georgie, and Simo for giving us their insights into Kanosuke and Japanese whisky!🥃🥃 #kanpai ❤️🥃 #singlemaltwhisky #japanesewhisky #kanosuke #kanosukedistillery #shochu #raffleslondon #kioku #whiskytasting #whiskylates #nextbigthing