Product description
Eigashima Shuzo was founded in 1919, making it the oldest whisky producer in Japan, even older than Yamazaki (1923).
However, Eigashima Shuzo is primarily a producer of sake and shochu. Their first malt whisky did not appear on the market until 2007, almost a hundred years after the company was founded. The White Oak Distillery, dedicated to whisky within Eigashima Shuzo, was built in 1984 in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture. After experimenting with different levels of malt peatification, the distillery currently relies on lightly peated malt (5 ppm). The whisky produced here matures in warehouses on the distillery's premises, on the shores of the Akashi Strait, which divides the islands of Honshu and Awaji. White Oak Gold is a blended whisky, matured for 3 years in Spanish oak barrels.
Aroma: Malty, with fruity accents, including tropical fruits, and notes of honey.
Taste : Sweet, expressive. Accents of honey, chocolate and cedar wood.
Finish: Long and light, the flavor accents slowly fade on the palate.