Japanese Rice Whiskey
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2 different type rice whisky.
Japanese rice whiskey. Rice whisky derives from shochu a japanese spirit that can be distilled from dozens of ingredients including sweet potatoes barley and rice. Japanese rice whisky should be approached with curiosity. Kikori was the first fully rice based japanese whisky exported to the u s. Designed to feel lighter than other japanese whiskies it s manufactured on kyushu island with local hino hikari rice.
The heart of kikori whiskey is the flavorful 100 locally grown rice which has been cultivated in southern japan for over 2000 years. Although there have been other rice whiskies this was the first 100 rice japanese whiskey in the united states. The nutrient rich volcanic soil of kyushu island is the ideal environment to grow this nutritious and flavorful rice. And now fukano whisky a rice based japanese spirit received one of the highest points at 2020 ultimate spirits challenge.
Rice to riches taste the variety of flavors found in rice whisky. Malt rice whisky is categorized as one kind of grain whisky in the world. And it is sort of. Since its official launch in december 2015 it s inspired a handful of category.
One is malt enzyme as same as other grain whisky the other is koji enzyme as like shochu awamori which traditional japanese spirits. While the japanese variants use koji a kind of mold american craft distillers working with rice are drawing on the traditions of chinese baijiu laotian lao lao and other southeast asian rice spirits. Actually there are 2 different type of rice whisky difference between them are enzyme for fermentation. Various asian cultures have been using rice and its mold the japanese call it koji to make distilled spirits called shochu soju baijiu and ruou gao for hundreds and in some cases thousands of years whatever you want to call it rice wine or white liquor.
But let us start with the part that s not. Koji a kind of mold that is also used for sake miso and soy sauce turns the rice s starches to sugar before fermentation. On the other hand koji rice whisky is categorized as. The 10 year old whisky scored 96 out of 100 which tied with hibiki.
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