Tasting | Japan in a glass – Sakurao & Togouchi | November 12
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Japan in the glass – Sakurao & Togouchi
From Hiroshima to Alkmaar. For one special evening.
On Thursday, November 12th, Sociëteit De Dieu will be entirely dedicated to Japanese whisky. And this time, the story comes straight from the source.
Specially for this tasting, Yoko Nakashima, Export Sales Manager of Sakurao Distillery, is traveling from Japan to Alkmaar to personally guide us through the world of Sakurao and Togouchi.
And there is quite a lot to tell.
Sakurao Distillery is located in Hiroshima, near the Seto Inland Sea and the famous island of Miyajima. Although the company's history goes back more than a century, a new distillery was opened in 2017, marking a new chapter in the production of Japanese whisky.
A unique part of that story is the two different locations where the whisky is aged.
Sakurao is aged on the coast, where the influence of the Seto Inland Sea becomes part of the whisky's character. For Togouchi, the whisky heads into the mountains. There, casks are stored in a former railway tunnel, with a completely different climate and virtually constant conditions.
Two locations. Two aging environments. Two different faces of Japanese whisky.
During this evening, Yoko will take us behind the labels. Not just to what is in the glass, but specifically to the choices made in Japan: from distillation and cask selection to aging and the development of Sakurao and Togouchi.
And there is more.
New bottlings from both Sakurao and Togouchi will be on the table. A great opportunity to get acquainted with the latest developments from the distillery, told by someone who is right at the heart of it.
This won't be a general introduction to Japanese whisky, but an evening where we get to know one distillery and its whiskies up close.
From Hiroshima to Alkmaar. From distillery to glass.
The tasting will be conducted in English by Yoko Nakashima.
Thursday, November 12th
Sociëteit De Dieu – Alkmaar
Start: 7:30 PM
A special evening for lovers of Japanese whisky and for everyone curious about what is currently happening in Japan.