Takamine Koji Whiskey 8 Year Old benchmark Hand-bottled by Blue Run Spirits

Hand-bottled by Blue Run Spirits

you can still savor life as the French do — one sip at a time

welcoming bourbon reveals more complex vanilla

with subtle spice and a soft

and notes of dried fruit such as figs and dates give roundness to the tequila

Takamine Koji Whiskey 8 Year Old benchmark Hand-bottled by Blue Run SpiritsTakamine Koji Whiskey is made with the patented Takamine Process, which uses an ancient Japanese mold, koji, to convert starches to sugars in a process similar to malting barley. Unlike malt whiskey where sugars are extracted in a warm water mash before yeast is introduced to start the fermentation, both the koji and yeast are active at the same time in a multiple parallel fermentation. This 100% barley ferment is then double distilled and aged in