Akashi Blended

White Oak distillery is located 30 kilometers west of the city of Kobe, in a region where the proximity to the sea strongly influences the climate. Founded by a family producing shochu and sake since 1679, White Oak was the first distillery in Japan to obtain a distillation license in 1888. The batch production of an alcohol containing barley began in 1919 in conjunction with the production of shochu and sake.

But in 1984 a new facility dedicated to the production of malt whisky was built on the site of White Oak. Mixed with shochu barley or imported grain whisky, almost all of the single malt produced was used in the development of the famous blends of White Oak which Akashi is now the worthy heir.

Soft and round, this is a great blend to begin with japanese whisky.