{"title":"Akashi","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAkashi is the whisky brand of Eigashima Shuzo, a family company in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture that has been making sake since 1679 and holds a genuine first: in 1919 it became the first company in Japan to obtain a license to distill whisky — five years before Suntory's Yamazaki opened. Production stayed small, seasonal, and largely domestic for decades, until 1984, when Mikio Hiraishi built a dedicated Scottish-style malt distillery on the grounds and named it White Oak. It remains one of the smallest whisky distilleries in Japan, running just two copper pot stills and only distilling whisky from March through October — the rest of the year the same team, led by toji Yuji Nakamura, makes sake and shochu. What sets the site apart is the location: the only Japanese whisky distillery on the coast, on the Seto Inland Sea near Osaka Bay, with the warmest average temperatures and lowest rainfall of any distillery in the country, driving fast maturation and a heavy angel's share. The flagship Akashi White Oak blend combines in-house malt and grain with sourced Scottish whisky, aged in American oak — a soft, approachable 40% pour. Above it sit the Akashi Meïsei blend and the limited Akashi Single Malt releases: 100% in-house malt at 46%, natural color, non-chill filtered, often finished in sherry, bourbon, or unusual casks and genuinely hard to find. Japan's oldest whisky license, still in the family, nine generations on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBrowse our full Akashi collection with fast nationwide shipping delivered straight to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"akashi-white-oak-japanese-blended-whisky","title":"Akashi White Oak Japanese Blended Whisky","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Whisky \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 750mL\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProof:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40% Alc\/Vol\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e: Experience the elegance of Japanese whisky with Akashi White Oak Japanese Blended Whisky, a captivating fusion of tradition and innovation from the White Oak Distillery. 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