{"product_id":"makoto-single-grain-23-year-old-japanese-whisky","title":"Makoto Single Grain 23 Year Old Japanese Whisky","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"story-subtitle\"\u003eAbout Makoto Single Grain 23 Year Old Japanese Whisky \u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        This Single grain whisky, aged 23 years in ex-bourbon casks, from the Kumesen Distillery in Okinawa Japan. Expect notes of ginger, spice, terrific woody notes, and a nice distant buttery caramel that comes through to the middle and end. Dark chocolate touches of cinnamon, some hard lemon candy, and melted caramel sweetness. The finish is heavy in sweetness, with lasting notes of licorice (those same notes that started as dark chocolate).\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nMakoto, translates as honesty. This is the second expression to the Bushido series and another single grain whisky, spending 23 years in ex-bourbon casks as opposed to 17, delivering an even more profound depth of complexity. This Makoto 23 year 93 points from Whisky Advocate.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nPick up your bottle today!                            \u003cdiv class=\"caskers-brand-info\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"story-subtitle\"\u003eAbout Bushido Whisky\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                                            Kumesen Syuzo was founded in 1952, getting their distilling start producing Awamori, a distilled alcoholic beverage indigenous made with Indica rice and unique to Okinawa islands of Japan, also known as Ryuku islands. Around 1989, this innovative distillery started to mature their spirit in oak barrels, creating a unique kind of ji-whisky in its own category.                                        \u003cdiv class=\"brand-link\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caskers.com\/spirits\/?brand_dropdown=3073\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eExplore all Bushido Whisky bottles \u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"caskers-spirit-type-info\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"story-subtitle\"\u003eAbout Japanese Whisky\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough maybe not be the first Spirit you would think of when Japan is mentioned; the Japanese make one of the best types of whisky in the world. It’s heavily influenced by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caskers.com\/spirits\/whiskey\/scotch\/\"\u003escotch\u003c\/a\u003e but with smoother and delicate notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe history of the Japanese whisky is not even a century old, but in this short time, the Japanese blended and single malts have taken over the world by storm and can easily go against their \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caskers.com\/spirits\/whiskey\/\"\u003ewhisk(e)y\u003c\/a\u003e counterparts from across the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCheck out our impressive selection of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caskers.com\/spirits\/whiskey\/japanese\/?p=3h\"\u003eJapanese whiskies\u003c\/a\u003e, find your new favorite in the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caskers.com\/spirits\/whiskey\/japanese\/?price=100-200\"\u003ebest Japanese whiskies bottles under $200\u003c\/a\u003e, or explore our treasury of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caskers.com\/rare-whiskey\/?origin=o1551\"\u003erare \u0026amp; hard to find Japanese whiskies\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"Caskers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51411743703253,"sku":null,"price":682.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/7810\/6581\/files\/makoto-single-grain-23-year-old-japanese-whisky-1_1.jpg?v=1745568867","url":"https:\/\/www.swiglab.com\/products\/makoto-single-grain-23-year-old-japanese-whisky","provider":"SwigLab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}