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Introducing Ki One – Korea’s first single malt. Distilled at Three Societies distillery near Seoul, it brings together the cultures of Korea, Scotland and the USA to make one exciting new whisky.
Ki One Virgin Oak
Korean Single Malt Whisky
£79.95
This first ongoing Ki One release in the UK is focused on balancing the malted barley it’s made from and the casks it's aged in. Maturation in new American oak has allowed the whisky to show solidly spicy notes alongside the spirit’s own rich and chocolatey character, giving a complex and layered palate – the perfect introduction to the distillery.
Tasting Notes
by Billy Abbott, The Whisky Exchange
Nose
Milk chocolate and vanilla cream with spiced shortbread and buttery Eccles cakes. Creamy porridge develops, dusted with brown sugar and sprinkled with sultanas.
Palate
Caramel and toffee sauce lead, poured over a slice of spiced apple pie. Creamy notes build alongside sultanas and raisins, with baked apple notes joined by a touch of maraschino cherry.
Finish
Buttery pastry, brown sugar and toffee linger, all layered on top of a slice of fragrant polished oak.
Style
- Body4
- Richness3
- Smoke0
- Sweetness3
Character
Butterscotch
Apple
Honey 
Vanilla
Three Societies
Distillery
Three Societies is Korea’s first whisky distillery, founded in 2020. It brings together three nations, as the name suggests: founder Bryan Do, a Korean-American whose journey has entailed marketeer to gameshow host, Microsoft executive to brewer, and now whisky maker; Andrew Shand, a well-known Scottish distiller who started his career in the cooperage at The Glenlivet in 1980, and has since worked at Nikka and Speyside distillery as well as an independent consultant before joining the Three Societies team; and the people of Korea, not only the distillery team, but the people across the country who have supported the distillery.
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