New Release: Fujikai 10yo Single Malt
Post by Stefan Van Eycken, Tokyo
It seems to be raining new releases of Japanese whisky lately – even though August is traditionally a quiet month on the whisky front – and we’ve just received news of yet another limited release coming out of Japan: Fujikai 10yo Single Malt.
Produced by Monde Shuzo, in partnership with their European distributor Les Whiskies du Monde, it’s been matured in ex-bourbon casks for 10 years and bottled at 43%abv. It comes in a 50cl bottle and is limited to 8,808 bottles. “Fujikai” refers to Mt Fuji and “Kai-no-kuni” which is the old name for Yamanashi prefecture.
Monde Shuzo is a well-known wine producer, based in Fuefuki in Yamanashi. They occasionally make some whisky – though the hows and wheres are shrouded in mystery. It’s not clear whether this 10yo was produced a decade ago or whether it was older stock that was put in inert containers (as is sometimes the case with smaller producers in Japan, e.g. with the Mars 10yo – which is an anomaly since Mars didn’t produce whisky 10 years ago).
We will get back to you with tasting notes very soon, so stay tuned!
It seems to be raining new releases of Japanese whisky lately – even though August is traditionally a quiet month on the whisky front – and we’ve just received news of yet another limited release coming out of Japan: Fujikai 10yo Single Malt.
Monde Shuzo is a well-known wine producer, based in Fuefuki in Yamanashi. They occasionally make some whisky – though the hows and wheres are shrouded in mystery. It’s not clear whether this 10yo was produced a decade ago or whether it was older stock that was put in inert containers (as is sometimes the case with smaller producers in Japan, e.g. with the Mars 10yo – which is an anomaly since Mars didn’t produce whisky 10 years ago).
We will get back to you with tasting notes very soon, so stay tuned!
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