Nagahama Inazuma No.3 Extra Selected Edition 70cl

Nagahama Inazuma No.3 Extra Selected Edition 70cl

Nagahama is one of Japan’s fastest rising distilleries, already responsible for some truly outstanding expressions that have picked up a number of awards at international spirits competitions around the globe. They have released some unique small batch single malts, as well as a superb range of world blended whiskies, commonly sold under the Amahagan brand name.

This Inazuma No.3 is a fantastic Japanese blended whisky that was created from malt whisky from Akashi, Nagahama and the Saburormaru distilleries. It delivers a superb drinking experience that brings a unique, fruity and oaky range of notes to explore on the nose, palate and finish. It’s another fine bottling from this brilliant Japanese distillery and one that fans of well-balanced whisky are sure to enjoy.

THE STORY

On May 31, 2022, this was achieved by exchanging malt whiskey from three distilleries in Japan: Nagahama Distillery, Eigashima Distillery, and Saburomaru Distillery. Two blended whiskeys, “INAZUMA Edition No.3”, were released in a limited edition.

The “INAZUMA Blended Malt Japanese Whiskey Synergy Blend Edition No. 3” and “INAZUMA World Blended Whiskey Extra Selected Edition No. 3” are available in No. 3, but the latter is described on this page. The product name is “Shigeru”, which is the name of the prefecture.

The product name is derived from the appearance of the kanji character “Shigeru” in the prefecture’s name, and the label depicts the nature of Lake Biwa and the symbols of Hyogo Prefecture “stork” and Tonami City “hiyodori” that fly there. If you look into the center of the bottle, you can see the scenery of Lake Biwa, which is associated with each bottle.

Exchange of malt liquors from three distilleries in Japan: Nagahama Distillery, Eigashima Distillery, and Saburomaru Distillery.

The malt whisky from Nagahama distillery is used as the key malt, and the malt whisky from the three domestic distilleries used in the synergy blend are blended by changing the recipe composition. The long-aged grain whiskey successfully connects the unique malt whiskeys.

Whisky has been growing by leaps and bounds in recent years, and it is said that 90% of the whisky currently distributed in Japan is “blended whisky. In Scotland, the home of blended whiskey, there is an active exchange of whisky, resulting in the birth of many unique blended whiskeys, and it is not unusual for a single product to be a blend of whiskies from several distilleries. For INAZUAMA EDITION No. 3, the brewery attempted to blend the original spirits from three distilleries in Japan for the first time in the series.

Tasting Notes

47% ABV

70cl