Shinobu Distillery, located in Niigata of Japan, is famous for its “Three White Treasures” namely snow, rice, and sake, due to its pure water source. Shinobu Blended Whisky is a selection of handpicked exceptional malt and grain whisky aged in ex-bourbon and ex-oloroso sherry casks and finished in rare Japanese Mizunara Oak. Meticulously blended by Master Distiller, Ken Usami, this unique expression contains 50% barley malt and 50% grain, and has a sweet vanilla aroma on the nose, woody maltiness followed by slight incense of sandalwood from Mizunara Oak. “Shinobu” in Japanese means “forbearance”, which is considered an important trait of Japanese culture, this, the name reflects the spirit of making great whisky.