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Bottle archive / kyushu

Kanosuke Single Malt MBR

嘉之助シングルモルト MBR

Allocated Meets the JSLMA standard

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What it costs in Japan

Observed airport duty-free price

¥9,000

700ml · tax basis not recorded

Static FX equivalent: about $60 at ¥150/$ (2026-08); not an overseas observation.

Observed price · checked August 2026
Japan Duty Free airport price; product availability is limited.

No overseas price recorded yet.

Can you actually buy it here?

Shops receive limited quantities. Sells out, but turns up if you look.

Our estimate · checked August 2026
Limited release; airport and specialist stock varies.

Is it Japanese whisky?

Mashed, fermented, distilled, matured and bottled in Japan, per the Japan Spirits & Liqueurs Makers Association standard.

How it tastes

A stronger Kanosuke expression with the distillery's soft fruit and savoury cask character turned up. The MBR release is a useful step between the standard single malt and cask-strength experiments.

Peat

Sweetness

Fruit

Spice

Oak

Smoke

Complexity

Body

Our estimates, scored the same way across every bottle so they can be compared.

Specification

Producer	Kanosuke Distillery
Region	Kyushu
Type	Single Malt
Age	No age statement
ABV	59%
Casks	Bourbon, Sherry
Best served	Neat, With water
Our rating	87 / 100 (editorial)

Where to buy outside Japan

The Whisky Exchange

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Master of Malt

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