Product description
Although Togouchi is marketed as Japanese whisky brand there is not a drop of Japanese distillate in its formula.
Moreover, no less than three continents contribute to its creation – America, Europe and Asia. The whisky is a marriage of Canadian grain and Scottish malt whiskies with blending done in Japan at the Chugoku Jozo Company facility. Chugoku produces mainly sake and shōchu and doesn’t even own proper equipment for whisky distillation. The blend matures in the abandoned, 361 meters long railway tunnel. Apparently the conditions in the tunnel are perfect for whisky aging – constant temperature of 15ºC and humidity of 80%. Chugoku does not reveal where the components are sourced from, claiming that their blends contain 60% of grain and 40% of malt whiskies.
Nose: slightly spirity, breakfast cereals, vanilla, honey, cooked apples, dash of pepper, hints of peat and forest floor.
Palate: breakfast cereals, oatmeal cookies, brown sugar, vanilla, butterscotch, pepper, oak and fading hint of peat.
Finish: not too long and grainy, with notes of pepper, vanilla, caramel, oak and a touch of peat.