Gikyo 30% Junmai Ginjo Sake Oban 14 Year 45% alcohol by volume

45% alcohol by volume

well-integrated plum

This exceptional bourbon takes the classic Hirsch profile to new heights by undergoing a meticulous finishing process in premium Cognac casks

A standout single-barrel pick

with grapefruit and cranberry-like hibiscus balanced against classic juniper and fine spice

Gikyo 30% Junmai Ginjo Sake Oban 14 Year 45% alcohol by volumeThis is the extreme end of Gikyo's philosophy: rice milled all the way to 30%, meaning 70% of every grain is polished away a level most breweries would trumpet as their flagship Daiginjo. Yamachu Honke calls it Junmai Ginjo anyway, because 11th generation brewmaster Masahiro Yamada considers "great ginjo" a boastful and unnecessary label. The rice is Grade A Yamada Nishiki from Tojo, widely regarded as the finest sake rice in the world and released to