We’ve seen releases and release announcements from some of the biggest names in whiskey in the last few weeks, and every one is borderline grail-worthy. But, as is the curse of the whiskey enthusiast, each is going to be, well, nearly impossible to find. The revival of a defunct (but well-loved) Kentucky spirit, a stupidly sought after new Scottish-Japanese whiskey and a pair of limited runs from two of the biggest names in the game highlight what’s been a drool-worthy and altogether envious couple of weeks following whiskey.
The Kikou Japanese Whiskey
Those with a Japanese whiskey love affair, sound the alarm. This is as close to a once-in-a-lifetime whiskey as it gets. Releasing exclusively on Dekanta, Kikou aims to blend Japanese whisky’s future with its European past. Off the coast of the Harima-nada Sea, the whisky is sourced from Eigashima Distillery in Japan. It’s then aged in a hyper-rare Port Ellen cask from a Scottish distillery that’s been shuttered for almost four decades.
The single malt is six years aged and only 300 bottles will be sold. The Kikou bottle goes on sale June 13th.
