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Region: Japan
Distillery: Kanosuke Distillery, Kagoshima
Age: NAS
ABV: 48%
Cask: Re-charred American white oak, shochu cask
Size: 700 ml
This whisky released in Jan 2023 has been distilled using a combination of their 3 pot stills and aged in re-charred American white oak ex-“Mellowed Kozuru” aged SHOCHU casks. Kanosuke Distillery is located on the picturesque shores of Fukiagehama beach in Kagoshima was established in 2017 and started its operations in 2018. The Whisky Distillery is owned by Komasa Jyozo, one of the Shochu producers in Japan and currently counts Diageo as one its shareholders (via Distill Ventures, Diageo's Drinks Accelerator).
A Gold award-winning on the 2024 San Francisco World Spirits Competition.
2023 Award-winning:
Gold Medal at the 2023 International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC)
Gold Medal at the 2023 San Francisco World Spirits Competition
Gold Medal at the 2023 Tokyo Whisky and Spirits Competition
Region: Kagoshima, Japan
Distillery: Kanosuke Distillery
Age: NAS
ABV: 48%
Cask: two types of sherry casks—Oloroso and Cream, shochu casks, new American white oak casks
Size: 700 ml
This limited edition from the Kanosuke Single Malt series highlights the distillery’s signature finesse through a rich marriage of Oloroso and Cream sherry casks. Crafted from whiskies distilled in three pot stills and matured in varied casks — including ex-shochu, sherry, bourbon, and red wine — it embodies the mellow yet complex Kanosuke style.
A touch of new American white oak adds brightness, while the influence of shochu casks lends a gentle Japanese “wa” spice. The result is an elegant balance of dark cherry aroma and fruit pound cake, unfolding into a smooth wave of tropical mangosteen and a serene seaside finish.
Color: Reddish Amber Aroma: Dark cherry, Vanilla, Nikki(Japanese cinnamon), Raspberry. Palate: Soft raisins, Dark chocolate, Cloves, Fruits pound cake. Finish: Tropical mangosteen, a subtle, oaky dryness lingering on the long finish. （Tasting Note from Distillery）
Region: Japan
ABV: 51%
Cask: New American white oak cask, bourbon cask
Size: 700ml
Maturation in new American white oak casks and bourbon barrels at the KANOSUKE distillery warehouse. A Gold medal awarded-winning in the 2024 San Francisco World Spirits Competition.
Color: Clear Amber Brown. Nose: Butter sand, Apricot, Plum, Citrus. Taste: Marmalade, Vanilla, Orange, Almond. Finish: Vanilla, Dry Ginger, Cinamon, Gentle sweetness. (Tasting Note from Distillery)
Region: Japan
Distillery: Kanosuke Distillery, Kagoshima
Age: NAS
ABV: 53%
Size: 700 ml
Color: Clear Amber Brown. Nose: Vanilla, Mint, Melon, Peach, Apricot, Lemongrass. Taste: Rich, Cinamon, Black Tea, Orange, Clove. Finish: Oaky, Rich fruit aroma, well balances with touch of bitterness (Tasting Note from Distillery)
A Silver award-winning on the 2024 San Francisco World Spirits Competition.
Region: Kagoshima, Japan
Distillery: Kanosuke Distillery
Age: NAS
ABV: 55%
Cask: New American white oak cask, ex-Bourbon cask and re-charred ex-shochu cask
Size: 700 ml
The KANOSUKE Hioki Pot Still 2024 Limited Edition is a Japanese-style pot still whisky crafted from malted barley and locally sourced un-malted barley at Kanosuke's Hioki Distillery. Distilled in distinctive stainless steel pot stills under vacuum pressure, this whisky undergoes a slow maturation process in new American white oak casks and ex-Bourbon barrels, enhanced by re-charred ex-shochu casks at our Kanosuke Distillery warehouse. Experience the delightful balance of subtle bitterness and creamy sweetness in this limited edition release. Winning a Gold medal on 2025 World Whiskies Awards under Pot Still Category.
Color: Amber. Nose:Creme brulee, New oak, Apricots, Fresh plums. Taste: Vanilla, Caramel sauce, Charred oak. Finish: Oily, Intensedark chocolate Cocoa, Matcha(Green tea) (Tasting note from Distillery)
Region: Kagoshima, Japan
Distillery: Kanosuke Distillery
Age: NAS
ABV: 59%
Cask: re-charred ex-shochu casks, ex-sherry casks, rum cask
Size: 700 ml
A limited release of Double Distillery celebrates the Kanosuke’s re-charred ex-shochu casks — a testament to 140 years of family tradition and expertise.
This unique blend unites the character of both Kanosuke and Hioki distilleries. Hioki’s pot still whisky and Kanosuke’s single malt are matured in re-charred ex-shochu casks, with a final touch of a small amount of whisky matured in rum casks. The result is a layered, mellow richness with elegant warmth and subtle Japanese spice.
An evolution in Japanese whisky, Double Distillery tells the story of two brothers, two distilleries, and one legacy — continuing their grandfather’s pursuit of excellence in cask-aged spirits.
Color: Bright amber. Aroma: Dried apricot, Plum jam, Canelé, Custard cream, Japanese cinnamon. Palate: Ripe pear, Grated apple, White peach, Raisin, Ginger, Crème brûlée. Finish: Salted caramel, Gentle aftertaste of lingering oak. (Tasting Note from Distillery)
Region: Kagoshima, Japan
Distillery: Kanosuke Distillery
Age: NAS
ABV: 57%
Cask: bourbon, apple brandy, ex-shochu, white wine, sherry cask
Size: 700 ml
This 2026 Single Malt limited edition is crafted from a generous selection of key malts, featuring whisky aged in bourbon barrels and finished in apple brandy casks, alongside spirit matured in re-charred ex-shochu casks and finished in white wine casks.
Additional layers of complexity are introduced through sherry casks and a subtle hint of peated whisky, all refined through a slow dilution process to achieve a mellow, rounded depth.
The whisky opens with gentle floral aromas. On the palate, it reveals a soft sweetness reminiscent of yuzu bean paste, followed by a long, soothing finish with lingering notes of grapefruit and a touch of sea breeze.
Colour: Golden Amber, Arome: Orange blossom, Apple peal, White grape, Beach vitex(flower), Palate: Vanilla, Yuzu paste, Honey, Apple brandy. Finish: Grapefruit, apple peel and a gentle lingering spring sea breeze. (From Kanosuke distilllery)
Region: Kagoshima, Japan
Distillery: Kanosuke Distillery
Age: NAS
ABV: 59% (Natural Cask Strength)
Cask: Ex-Shochu Casks, ex-Sherry Casks
Size: 700 ml
The first peated expression from the Kanosuke Distillery, this 2023 Limited Edition release was distilled between 2018 - 2019 and matured largely in Ex-Shochu Casks and Ex-Sherry Casks. This has been bottled at an ABV of 59%.
Color: Amber Nose: banana, peaches, peat accompanied by caramel, vanilla and oak Palate: salted caramel, black tea, blood orange, cocoa. Finish: lingering smoke layered with some oranges and honey,
A 'Double Gold' award-winner at the 2024 San Francisco World Spirits Competition.
Region: Japan
Distillery: Kanosuke Distillery, Kagoshima
Age: NAS
ABV: 57% (Cask strength)
Cask: First fill re-charred ex-bourbon barrels
Size: 700 ml
The second release from the Kanosuke Distillery located on the picturesque shores of Fukiagehama beach in Kagoshima. Distilled from unpeated malt in 2018, this release is largely matured in first fill re-charred ex-bourbon barrels for about 3+ years. About 5,000 bottles have been released at a cask strength ABV of 57%.
Color: Amber Nose: Citrus, Vanilla, Honey and Lemon Tea Palate: Grapefruit with some cinnamon sweetness Finish: A balance of sweet fresh fruits, vanilla and dark chocolate bitterness.
Rated 90 Points/Silver Medal at IWSC 2022.
Region: Kagoshima, Japan
Distillery: Kanosuke Distillery
Age: over 5 Years (Distilled in Sept 2020, Bottled in May 2026)
ABV: 61%
Cask: shochu cask and red wine cask
Size: 700 ml
This Kanosuke Single Cask Whisky has been selected by and bottled exclusively for MIZUNARA. It has been matured for about over 3 years in a shochu cask and 2 years in a red wine cask at the Kanosuke Distillery warehouse. Bottled at an ABV of 61% this is a limited release of 258 bottles for the Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore market only.
The label designed by Artist Saumya Bharati and titled “The Rainbow Girl” is the second in the collaborative series with the same Artist. The bright colors of the rainbow celebrate the transition between the clouds & the rain to the warmth of the sunlight shining through the water droplets in the sky and the joy this very moment brings to the girl. We hope that the transition from the visual experience, aroma and of flavours from the front, to the mid and the back of the palate bring a similar joy to whisky lovers. Kanpai!
Rated 87 Points by WhiskyFun Comments from WhiskyFun ".... there are some rather bewildering aspects but also bags of fun. Surely worth a few extra points because of that."
Tasting Note：
Color：Deep orange. Nose：Baked apples, prunes, and brown sugar-coated cashews, layered with vanilla ice cream and a hint of elegant tea leaf. Palate：Caramel fudge and cacao nibs, alongside pink grapefruit and ripe cherry. Finish：Gentle, creamy salted caramel lingers with a clean citrus aftertaste.
Region: Japan
Age: 3 (2018 Aug, 2020 Aug)
ABV: 58%
Size: 200ml
Region: Japan
Distillery: Kanosuke Distillery
Age: Various
ABV: Various
Cask: Various
Size: 30 ml x 6
Discover Kanosuke whisky, a distillery won the prestigious Icons of Whisky 2025 (Rest of World category) and multiple awards at the World Whiskies Awards 2025
What sets Kanosuke apart is its innovative use of three uniquely shaped pot stills—unlike the typical two—allowing for a broad spectrum of flavors and aromas in every expression. The whiskies are matured in casks previously used for shochu, adding a distinctive character, while the distillery’s commitment to transparency and extended fermentation ensures each bottle delivers outstanding, layered flavors.
Kanosuke "Mizunara 10th Anniversary" Single Malt Single Cask
Kanosuke Single Malt 2023 Limited Edition
Kanosuke Hioki Pot Still 2024 Limited Edition
Kanosuke Double Distillery
Kanosuke Hioki Pot Still
Kanosuke Single Malt
Full bottles for each are available on the link.
Please note that these sample shared bottles have been prepared by the Mizunara Team.
Region: Kagoshima, Japan
Distillery: Kanosuke Distillery
Age: NAS
ABV: 48%
Cask: Re-charred ex-shochu cask, bourbon barrels
Size: 700 ml
The first limited-edition peated release from KANOSUKE's flagship Single Malt series. "Breeze" captures the elegant, refined essence nurtured by the sea winds of Kagoshima's Fukiagehama.
Bottled at an ABV of 48%, this mellow and elegant peated single malt Japanese whisky is crafted using re-charred ex-shochu casks and bourbon barrels. This non-chill filtered whisky features a blend of peated whiskies as a key malt, vatted with specially selected casks of finished whiskies. Received Double Gold at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2025.
Color: Golden Amber. Nose: Blackcurrant, Caramel, Honey butter, Baguette, Gentle bonito dashi. Taste: Quince candy, Pear, Kumquat compote, Smoked bacon, Salt candy, Soybean flour. Finish: Long aftertaste of quince and a hint of kumquat peel.
Perfect Summer Sip: Delight in it neat, on the rocks, or especially as a refreshing highball. An excellent companion for smoked nuts, bacon burgers, or seaside seafood barbecues.
Region: Japan
Distillery: Kanosuke Distillery, Kagoshima
Age: NAS
ABV: 58%
Size: 700 ml
Kanosuke Distillery located on the picturesque shores of Fukiagehama beach in Kagoshima was established in 2017 and started its operations in 2018. Owned by Komasa Jyozo one of the Shochu producers in Japan, this is the first Single Malt released by this new distillery. Unpeated malt distilled using all 3 of their pot stills and aged in a variety of oak barrels (re-charred American white oak ex-“Mellowed Kozuru” aged shochu casks being the main component of casks used) for about 3 years with about 15,000 bottles being released at a cask strength ABV of 58%. Color: Amber Nose: Very present Oak notes along with some sweet lime, orange marmlade, toffee and an overlay of smoke Palate: Woody, vanilla, cinnamon along with some spiciness Finish: Bitter sweetness of chocolate-covered candied orange peel and some dryness.
Awarded 91 Points, Silver Medal IWSC 2022.
Region: Kagoshima, Japan
Distillery: Kanosuke Distillery
Age: NAS
ABV: 50%
Cask: Various
Size: 700 ml
"Artist Edition #003" is a lightly peated (around 18 ppm) whisky and is the third release in the Artist Series from the Kanosuke Distillery in Kagoshima, Japan. It has been matured in a variety of casks (bourbon, re-charred ex shochu, sherry, and red wine) which has then been finished in Ex-Kokuto (Brown Sugar) Shochu casks from Amami Oshima Islands of Kagoshima.
Color: orange-amber. Nose: passion fruit, banana, caramel, black tea. Taste: Brown sugar, honey, nikki (a cinnamon like spice), sweet summer, ginger. Finish: Rich brown sugar sweetness with a hint of smoke (Tasting Note from Distillery)
The Artist Edition series from Kanosuke pays homage to the Five Elements that are an integral part of Japanese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water. The Edition #001 (Artist Mariko Hirasawa/Wood) and Edition #002 (Artist Yuna Yagi/Fire) were the previous releases.
For Artist #003 the label captures the diversity of Kagoshima through the theme of "earth" and has been designed by Mr. Yukihito Kanai, a second generation dyer of "Kanai Kougei" (which dyes natural colors such as mud dyeing of Oshima Tsumugi, an ancient dye of Amami-Oshima). He drew inspiration from his visit to Kanosuke Distillery and the artwork features Fukiage Beach (close to the Distillery) as its motif.
Region: Kagoshima, Japan
Distillery: Kanosuke Distillery
Age: NAS
ABV: 50%
Cask: Various
Size: 700 ml
Experience the fourth chapter of KANOSUKE's exclusive "Artist Edition" series, a profound exploration of the Japanese Five Elements philosophy (Godai).
"Artist Edition #004", draws inspiration from “Metal (Gon)” and KANOSUKE's signature three pot stills to create a complex vatting of diverse unpeated spirits. At its core lies a lush, fruity spirit from Kanosuke's Spirits Still 2 (SS2), elevated by the rare depth of triple-distilled bourbon barrel spirit. The journey culminates in a unique finish within Islay casks, matured under the Kagoshima sun in Hioki. This fusion evokes a layered, lingering finish—a dialogue between the sea breezes of Islay and Hioki.
The "Artist Edition" series is inspired by the "Five Elements Theory" (wood, fire, earth, metal, water), a concept deeply rooted in Japanese culture. Various artists have been invited in the past to create original labels based on these five elements.
The beautiful brush gold label is designed by Japanese artist Keiko Yuasa, whose delicate brushwork captures the serene essence of "Metal (Gon)."
Color: Bright gold. Nose: Cut wood, Rosehip, Strawberry jam, Nutmeg, Sea breeze. Taste: Peat (iodine), Honey, Salted candy, Lychee, White pepper, Japanese citrus. Finish: Gentle sweetness of orange marmalade, lingering sea breeze. (Tasting Note from Distillery)
Region: Japan
Distillery: Kanosuke Distillery, Kagoshima
Age: NAS (3 years old)
ABV: 59%
Cask: Sherry cask, re-charred American White Oak
Size: 700 ml
"2022 Edition" includes Whisky distilled from unpeated malt at Kanosuke Distillery between 2017-19 and matured on an average for about 3 years in a variety of casks but primarily Sherry Casks.
The "2021 The First" release used re-charred American White Oak ex-“Mellowed Kozuru” aged rice shochu casks, and "2021 The Second" used traditional bourbon barrels.
A 'Double Gold' award-winning on the 2023 San Francisco World Spirits Competition
Region: Japan
ABV: 55%
Cask: American White Oak ( Shochu rechar cask ) & Red Wine Cask
Size: 700ml
Kanosuke Distiller’s Choice 2021 #19250 is a unique Japanese whisky from Kanosuke Distillery in Kagoshima. This limited 276 bottles,showcases rich aromas of tropical fruits, vanilla, and subtle smokiness, with a complex palate featuring caramel, spice, and oak. The smooth finish leaves a pleasant warmth and fruitiness.
