Outstanding review score, 90 out of 100
A powerful and complex Kanosuke, blending oily tropical fruit, citrus, botanicals and coastal smoke with intriguing Campbeltown-style influences.
- banana
- barley
- black pepper
- bourbon
- +25 more
By Ruben
Japanese whisky distillery on the Fukiagehama coast of Hioki, Kagoshima, founded by Komasa Jyozo and distilling since November 2017. Komasa Kanosuke Distillery Co., Ltd. has run it since August 2021, with Komasa Jyozo as controlling owner and Diageo's Distill Ventures as a minority investor since September 2021.
A powerful and complex Kanosuke, blending oily tropical fruit, citrus, botanicals and coastal smoke with intriguing Campbeltown-style influences.
Kanosuke / Dingle / Meikle Tòir (The Whisky Exchange)
An extreme, bitter whisky, with honey-glazed orange cake and caramel on the nose, but gunflints, artichokes, coffee and bitter walnuts dominating the palate.