Capacity: 700ml
ALCOHOL BY VOLUME: 55%
LIMITED TO: 15,000 BOTTLES

Japanese whisky upstart, the Atsukeshi Distillery, began operations in 2016 and has released several 200ml New Makes. Due to high demand and a large number of collectors, the early New Makes have now surpassed ten thousand yuan in the secondary market. This exorbitant price makes it hard to imagine what the cost of an "officially" released 700ml whisky from Atsukeshi would be...

Until the third quarter of 2020, Hou'an announced that it would launch 24 different styles of 700ml whisky themed around the 24 solar terms. Among these 24 whiskies, there will be Single Malt as well as Blended, with three to four varieties released each year. The entire project is expected to be completed in 6 to 8 years. The first one is a Single Malt named "Cold Dew," which was launched in the market at the end of October 2020, with a limited quantity of 15,000 bottles.

FIFTEEN THOUSAND BOTTLES IS NOT A SMALL NUMBER, BUT FOR THE AGITATED JAPANESE CONSUMERS, THIS QUANTITY IS SIMPLY NEGLIGIBLE. ALTHOUGH MANY DEPARTMENT STORES AND HOTELS HAVE LIMITED EACH PERSON TO ONE BOTTLE IN ORDER TO PREVENT HOARDING AND SCALPING, THE SHELVES WERE STILL EMPTIED. ON THE DAY OF THE RELEASE, A LARGE NUMBER OF BOTTLE-OPENING POSTS AND TROPHY-SHARING POSTS EMERGED ON JAPANESE ONLINE FORUMS, WHICH COULD BE SAID TO HAVE BEEN UNPARALLELED FOR A TIME...

According to the official description, the peat content of Hanlu is 30ppm, which fits its Islay - style positioning. This product is blended from malt whiskies matured in bourbon barrels, sherry barrels, wine barrels and Mizunara barrels, with an alcohol content of 55%. Due to the very small quantity obtained, we haven't had the opportunity to taste it for the time being. According to the official description, this wine has the aromas of strawberries, oranges, apples, etc., and the flavors include lemon acid, butter, the spiciness of white pepper and the sweetness of chocolate.

HEARING FROM SENIOR FIGURES IN THE JAPANESE SAKE INDUSTRY, ALTHOUGH THIS SAKE INEVITABLY HAS THE FEEL OF A NEW SAKE, IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A 55 - DEGREE SAKE. THE ALCOHOL SENSATION IS WELL - SUPPRESSED. AND DUE TO THE DIVERSIFICATION OF BARRELS, THE TASTE IS COMPLEX AND MULTI - LAYERED. THE QUALITY IS BETTER THAN EACH OF THE PREVIOUS WORKS. THE RAPID GROWTH RATE OF AKKESHI IS REALLY MAKING PEOPLE LOOK FORWARD TO THE WORKS THAT THE SAKE BREWERY WILL BRING IN THE FUTURE.