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Kanosuke 2020 / 1st Fill Bourbon Cask #20496 / Exclusive to The Whisky Exchange
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£320

Product Description

Kanosuke in Kagoshima prefecture has bottled a well-balanced single cask, exclusively for The Whisky Exchange. Drawn from a first-fill bourbon barrel, you can expect aromas of fresh apricots, orchard fruit and toasted barley, covered in maple syrup. The palate is fresh and sweet with notes of hazelnuts, crisp green apples, pineapple, pastry and cinnamon.

Kanosuke 2020 1st Fill Bourbon Cask #20496 Exclusive to The Whisky Exchange

  • Japanese Single Malt Whisky

70cl / 61%

FREE UK standard delivery

In stock online

£165

£137.50 ex VAT

 (£235.71 per litre)

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Delivery

Delivery Delivery

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    £6.95

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    Free

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    Free

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Tasting Notes

Tasting Notes

  • Billy Abbott, The Whisky Exchange

    • Nose

      Fresh sweet and sour green apples, building notes of grain and hazelnuts, savoury buttery pastry with a dusting of cinnamon, and brown sugar touches. More fruit develops with time: fresh and dried apricots, rhubarb and barely ripe pineapple.

    • Palate

      Rich and fruity, with layers of apple and pineapple, and custard. The fruit is joined by cinnamon and slivered almonds. Darker raisin and dark chocolate notes develop.

    • Finish

      Nutty at first, fading to leave lingering orchard fruit and a touch of dark chocolate.

Brushstrokes

This single bourbon cask offers a pure expression of Kanosuke’s distinctive spirit. Following the success of the first our exclusive Brushstrokes bottling – a sherried expression debuted at Whisky Show 2024 – we are delighted to showcase the brighter side of one of Japan’s most exciting distilleries. At cask strength, and with no additives or chill filtration, this is Kanosuke in its natural state.

Made In Japan

The first Kanosuke single malts only emerged into the world in 2021, but this storied producer has a history stretching back to the 19th century. Kanosuke’s owners are pioneering producers of traditional shochu, who turned their hands to whisky with the establishment of this picturesque distillery overlooking the East China Sea. Single cask releases like this one offer a golden opportunity to experience a future classic distillery on the rise.

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Our Exclusives

For more than two decades, we’ve been scouring the world to bring you whiskies and other fine spirits you won’t find anywhere else. When we come across something particularly good, we like to offer it exclusively to our customers. This includes the single cask whiskies in the Kanosuke Brushstrokes series, as well as the very best rums, brandies and more. You can find our full selection of exclusive bottlings at the link below.

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