Brand
Akashi
Akashi is the whisky brand produced by Eigashima Shuzo (White Oak), a Japanese company based in Akashi (Hyōgo Prefecture). The range includes blended and single malt whiskies, with products marketed both as individual bottles and in gift packs.
- Akashi · Hyōgo · Japan
- Since 1888
- 9 products
The story
The Akashi brand is developed by Eigashima Shuzo Co., Ltd., a company with roots in sake and spirits production. Eigashima was founded in 1888; the company obtained a licence to produce whisky as early as 1919 and built a new facility dedicated to whisky in 1984 (also known as White Oak Distillery). Under the Akashi label both blended whiskies and single malts are offered, along with variants and gift packs.
Production philosophy
The company states a philosophy based on "sincerity" and artisanal heritage; Akashi whiskies emphasize careful maturation and a desire to deliver the original flavour of the product (some expressions are bottled without chill-filtration and without added colouring).
Territory
Headquarters and production in Akashi City, Hyōgo Prefecture (Japan), on the coast of the Seto Inland Sea; the White Oak (Eigashima) distillery is located in the same coastal area.
Production method
For the Akashi single malt line vatting (blending) is practiced using whiskies matured in Sherry and Bourbon casks; some references are bottled without chill-filtration and without added colour. The range comprises both blends (formulated to be enjoyed on the rocks or with soda) and single malts with selected maturations.
Ageing
Maturation in casks (including Sherry cask and Bourbon cask) and subsequent vatting for some expressions; some releases use finishing in particular casks (e.g. mizunara in selected releases). Some bottles are bottled without chill-filtration and without added colouring.
Characteristics
- Type
- Brand
- City
- Akashi
- Categories
- Japanese whisky
- blended whisky
- single malt
- whiskies in gift boxes
- Raw materials
- malted barley
- water
- Casks and ageing vessels
- Sherry cask
- Bourbon cask
- Mizunara (Japanese oak)
- Representative products
- Akashi Blended Blue (Blue Label) 700ml
- Akashi Blended Red (Red Label) 500ml
- Akashi White Oak Blended 500ml
- Akashi Single Malt (White Oak) 500ml
- Akashi Meïsei (Meisei) Blended 500ml
- Akashi Ume Blend 50cl
- Gift packs / packs with glasses (giftbox editions)
What makes it distinctive
- Whisky brand of Eigashima Shuzo (White Oak Distillery) with production in Akashi (Hyōgo).
- Offers both blended whiskies and single malts; some single malts are vatted from Sherry and Bourbon cask maturations.
- Some bottles are bottled without chill-filtration and without added colouring.
- Commercial range present in multiple international markets and also available in gift-pack editions.
