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Bottle archive / kyushu

Kanosuke Single Malt

Name: Kanosuke Single Malt
Brand: Kanosuke Distillery
SKU: kanosuke-single-malt

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Allocated Meets the JSLMA standard

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What it costs in Japan

Observed shop / shelf price

¥15,000

700ml · tax basis not recorded

Static FX equivalent: about $100 at ¥150/$ (2026-08); not an overseas observation.

Our estimate · checked August 2026

Observed shop / shelf price · 750ml · tax basis not recorded

$94

Observed price · checked August 2026
wine-searcher US average, 750ml. Weaker than a single named retailer — averages blend ordinary shops with specialist importers, which runs high on bottles Japan does not officially export. Replace when a Total Wine listing is confirmed.

No markup multiple is shown unless both the Japan and overseas values are observed transaction/shelf prices with dated provenance.

Can you actually buy it here?

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

Our estimate · checked August 2026

Is it Japanese whisky?

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

How it tastes

Partly matured in ex-shochu casks, which gives it a savoury edge you will not find anywhere else. Bottled strong. One of the few genuinely novel things happening in the category rather than another take on Scotch.

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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	58%
Casks	Bourbon, Sherry
Best served	Neat, With water
Our rating	85 / 100 (editorial)

Where to buy outside Japan

The Whisky Exchange

ships from UK

Master of Malt

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