The Akkeshi Single Malt Blender's Choice 2022 Bourbon Barrel #1221

This is the first of a series of rare single cask bottlings released for AF Trade Limited (China only). Two casks, each with a different flavor, were bottled as a single cask and released as a set of two bottles.

Master Blender Katsuyuki Tatsuzaki selected two different casks from three-year-old heavily peated bourbon casks, one citrusy (#1221) and the other salty (#1228), to be paired. Enjoy the marriage of the peppery and citrusy sweet flavors in #1221. Then, enjoy the comparison with the salty #1228.

As with the Hong Kong edition, the ecological environment of the diverse and wonderful Kushiro Marshlands surrounding Atsugishi is the theme of each edition, and the first edition is labeled with a gorgeous black design based on the theme of the tancho crane in the Kushiro Marshlands.

This is one of only a handful of single cask items ever released from the Atsugishi distillery, and it is the first in a series of single casks that are only distributed overseas.