Name: KUJIRA RYUKYU WHISKY INARI - 700ML
Price: 340.00 MYR
Availability: InStock

Kujira Okinawa Whisky Inari is a Ryukyu-style Japanese whisky made from 100% Indica rice and aged in virgin white oak casks. Compared with classic malt-driven Japanese whiskies, it has a softer grain sweetness, tropical fruit character, and subtle herbal notes from the Okinawan climate and black koji fermentation.

Official tasting notes

Nose

Apples
Pears
Tropical fruits
Gentle spice notes

Palate

Delicate oak
Figs
Nuts
Butterscotch
Soft creamy sweetness

Finish

Sweet and long
Fruity and lightly herbal
Woody texture with lingering oak spice

What makes it distinctive

This whisky is produced by Masahiro Distillery using:

100% premium Indica rice,
Okinawan black koji,
and maturation in a subtropical maritime climate.

That combination gives it a profile quite different from standard barley-based Japanese whisky:

softer grain texture,
slightly earthy/rice-driven sweetness,
tropical fruit notes,
and a faintly herbal, umami-like undertone.

Community impressions

Whisky enthusiasts often describe Kujira whiskies as:

“earthy,”
“rice-forward,”
“honeyed,”
and somewhat adjacent to aged awamori or shochu.

Some reviewers also note unusual characteristics like:

mushroom or herbal tones,
rice porridge/starchy notes,
banana,
caramel,
and light maritime funk.

Because it is rice-based, the mouthfeel tends to be smoother and less malty than Scotch or bourbon, with a more delicate body and aromatic finish.

KUJIRA RYUKYU WHISKY INARI - 700ML

Official tasting notes

What makes it distinctive

Community impressions

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