{"title":"Dre's Top 5 Whiskies for Dad","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"nikka-miyagikyo-single-malt-whisky-btl-750ml","title":"Nikka Miyagikyo Single Malt Whisky (BTL 750ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinished in sherry casks and less peaty than \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/umamimart.pro\/products\/nikka-yoichi-single-malt-btl-25-oz\"\u003eYoichi Single Malt\u003c\/a\u003e. This single malt has notes of toasted nuts, caramel, dried berries on the nose. On the palate marzipan, caramel, dried mango, cherries, cinnamon, pears, apples, and black pepper! An excellent sipper neat or with a single rock to open those lovely notes of fruit and spice!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eNikka was founded close to the sea in Hokkaido in 1934 after Masataka Taketsuru spent time in Scotland to learn the art of making whisky. Miyagikyo distillery is Nikka’s second distillery in Sendai built in 1969.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"p1\"\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDistilled in Miyagi, Japan by Nikka Whisky\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDistilled from 100% malted barley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e45% ALC\/VOL\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBarrels: Sherry cask\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e25.3 fl oz (750ml)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Nikka Whisky","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":2183512064010,"sku":"06-200-0016","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0212\/1922\/products\/miyagyiko_single_malt_front.jpg?v=1518829156"},{"product_id":"akashi-white-oak-malt-grain-whisky-btl-750ml","title":"Akashi White Oak Malt \u0026 Grain Whisky (BTL 750ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA harmonious blend of wheat, malted barley, and rye finished in a variety of barrels. Dried fruit notes like apricot, lead into subtle peat and light spicy sweetness from the wheat and rye. 3-5 years old and finished in Ex Bourbom, Shochu, White Oak, and sherry casks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEigashima Shuzo, famed for its sake since the Edo period (1603-1868), is one of Japan's oldest whisky distilleries. The first to obtain their distillery license in 1919, they began making shochu and other spirits. Since 1984, they have been producing Akashi whiskies at their White Oak facility in the seaside town of Akashi, near Kobe. 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A palate like maple-brown sugar with a hint of persimmon, butter and apricot for tremendous depth on a long finish. 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This is undoubtably Kanosuke with bright notes of passionfruit and vanilla, though this one picks up dark aged fruit like fig and prune from finishing in Oloroso Sherry casks that balance out the finishing notes of salt and toffee. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDistilled and bottled in Kagoshima, Japan by Kanosuke Distillery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eABV 59%\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBarrels: American Oak, Re-Charred Mellowed Kozuru Shochu Barrels, Oloroso Sherry \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAged: 3 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited production: 3,000 bottles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e23 fl oz (700ml)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Kanosuke Distillery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40478289920079,"sku":"06-200-0051","price":215.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0212\/1922\/products\/3241031525-1.jpg?v=1671658704"},{"product_id":"kanosuke-2023-edition-japanese-single-malt-whisky-btl-700ml","title":"Kanosuke 2023 Edition Japanese Single Malt Whisky  (BTL  700ml)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAn older, smokey departure from Kanosuke Distillery’s previous annual, limited edition release, this heavily peated single malt blends peated and unpeated malts distilled in 2018 and 2019 that have been carefully aged in a variety of casks—including the distillery’s signature use of Mellow Kozuru rice shochu casks—and bottled at cask strength. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis one is a doozy with its iodine and black pepper peated nose, wood ash and mesquite smoke coat the mouth before notes of marshmallow and graham cracker enter the fold. 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The nose is a bouquet of fruit, spice and flowers. Additionally, get sassafras, peaches, cherries, sweet flowers, and cola. The palate is rich with notes of persimmon, stone fruit, brown sugar, cherry cola, and a long sakura (cherry blossom) floral finish. 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