{"title":"Ohishi Distillery","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"sherry-cask-whskey","title":"Ohishi Sherry Cask Whskey 8 year 750 ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eOhishi Sherry Cask Whisky 8 Year comes from Ohishi Distillery in Kumamoto, Japan, a producer built on the region's rice-shochu tradition rather than the malt-and-grain path most Japanese whisky follows — this expression is distilled from rice and matured for eight years in ex-sherry casks. The sherry wood pushes the spirit toward deep amber, with dried fruit, toasted nut and gentle spice on the nose. The palate is soft and rounded for its age, carrying raisin, baking spice and a touch of oak tannin into a long, mellow finish. It's a whisky for drinkers curious about Japan's rice-based expressions and sherry-cask character rather than the more familiar malt style.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to drink Ohishi Sherry Cask Whisky 8 Year\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePour it neat in a tulip glass to let the sherry and dried-fruit notes open up, or add a single large cube if you want to soften the oak slightly. It's rich enough to stand up to dessert but easy enough to sip slowly on its own.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ohishi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42629412356314,"sku":"VWS_200419063","price":85.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/9972\/2044\/products\/2aed57be-511a-11ec-8534-0ad4c51b643d_70a91607-c046-49a8-9917-e4dcb3a7210b.jpg?v=1653687595"},{"product_id":"ohishi-port-cask","title":"Ohishi Port Cask 750 ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eOhishi Port Cask is a Japanese rice whisky from the Ohishi family's distillery in Kumamoto, on the island of Kyushu — a rare style, since almost all Japanese whisky is malt or grain-based, not rice. The family has distilled rice shochu for decades and applies that base spirit to whisky-style maturation, here finished in casks that previously held port wine. The port cask adds dried fruit and a faint red-wine sweetness on top of the rice spirit's naturally soft, slightly nutty character. It's a distinctive style rather than a Scotch-style dram, closer in texture to a light, fruity grain whisky than a malt. Worth seeking out for drinkers who want something genuinely different from the usual Japanese whisky lineup.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to drink Ohishi Port Cask\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePour it neat to catch the port cask's dried-fruit sweetness against the rice spirit's soft base. It's gentle enough to also work well slightly chilled, which is how rice-based spirits are often served in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ohishi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42629882151130,"sku":"VWS_200423144","price":70.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/9972\/2044\/products\/20a00d90-511c-11ec-8534-0ad4c51b643d_34b42876-07e2-4320-960e-25a96db17f9a.jpg?v=1653692730"},{"product_id":"ohishi-sakura-cask","title":"Ohishi Sakura Cask Whisky 750 ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eOhishi Sakura Cask is a Japanese rice whisky from the Ohishi family distillery in Kumamoto, finished in casks made from sakura (cherry blossom) wood rather than the more common oak. The Ohishi family has decades of experience distilling rice shochu, and this expression takes that soft, gently sweet rice-based spirit and rests it in sakura wood, which imparts a light floral and slightly spiced character instead of the vanilla and caramel typical of oak. It's a delicate whisky rather than a bold one, built around aroma more than punch. A distinctive option for anyone who has worked through the standard Japanese malt whiskies and wants to see a completely different base grain and cask.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to drink Ohishi Sakura Cask Whisky\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eServe it neat, in a small glass, so the sakura wood's floral note isn't drowned out. Adding ice is fine if you want it quieter, but skip mixers entirely here.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ohishi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42629882249434,"sku":"VWS_200423145","price":90.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/9972\/2044\/products\/201110b8-511c-11ec-8534-0ad4c51b643d_1e54e67d-9606-436d-8f4b-585d2977f488.jpg?v=1653692733"},{"product_id":"ohishi-sherry-cask-regular-whisky-750ml","title":"Ohishi Sherry Cask Regular Whisky 750ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eOhishi Sherry Cask is a Japanese whisky from the Ohishi Distillery in Kumamoto, a producer better known for rice shochu that also finishes select whisky in sherry wood. Because the base spirit draws on the distillery's rice-distilling background rather than a traditional malt-and-grain Scotch-style production, Ohishi's whisky reads differently from the bigger Japanese houses — a softer, slightly sweeter spirit that takes well to sherry cask influence. Expect dried fruit, nutty sherry notes, and a gentle spice layered over that rice-forward base, with a smooth, mellow finish rather than heavy peat or oak. It's a bottle for whisky drinkers who want to step outside the mainstream Japanese single malt names.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to drink Ohishi Sherry Cask\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeat is the way to meet this one first, since the sherry cask character and rice-spirit base are both easy to lose behind ice. A few drops of water can help if the sherry notes feel closed off at first.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ohishi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43819355472090,"sku":"VWS200426238","price":50.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/9972\/2044\/products\/11170697510942.png?v=1679673719"},{"product_id":"ohishi-sherry-cask-whisky-8-yr-750ml","title":"Ohishi Sherry Cask Whisky 8 yr 750ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eOhishi Sherry Cask Whisky is an 8 year single malt whisky from Ehime Prefecture, Japan, produced by the Ohishi Distillery, historically known for shochu and rice-based spirits. Aged for eight years in Oloroso sherry casks, it develops a rich flavor profile of plums, raisins, dried fruits, and oak spice. The whisky is also known for its smooth texture and a lingering sweetness on the palate, a distinctive result of Ohishi's rice-based distillation heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to drink Ohishi Sherry Cask Whisky\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSip it neat to catch the dried-fruit and oak-spice character the sherry cask builds — this is a whisky worth tasting straight before mixing. It also works well in cocktails that call for a rich, sherry-forward base spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ohishi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44229795905754,"sku":"VWS200428679","price":70.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/9972\/2044\/files\/large-ohishiwhisky8yearexsherrycask750mlbtwbox.jpg?v=1699088535"}],"url":"https:\/\/liquorverse.com\/collections\/ohishi-distillery.oembed","provider":"LiquorVerse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}