Item Number: 05191
Product Launch Date: 06/01/2025
Product Title: Nankai Gold
Brewery/Distillery Name: Nankai Group, LLC
Brewery/Distillery Description: In 2015, Paul and Mai Nakayama went on their honeymoon to Mai’s hometown of Amami, Japan, a remote archipelago known for its breathtaking natural beauty.
A series of adventures and incredible coincidences led to discovering Amami’s unique craft spirit known as kokuto shochu, made from artisanal black sugar.
They launched Nankai Shochu in 2017, dedicated to sharing their newfound passion for shochu and sake with friends across the U.S.
Founding Date: 2017
Prefecture: Amami Island, Kagoshima
Product Description: Nankai Gold is a highly awarded blend of kokuto shochus finished in a variety of American white oak and French Limousin oak casks from 3 years to 20 years. It is complex and unique, unlike any aged whisky or rum, and stands as a masterpiece of shochu making.
ABV: 43%
Yeast: Undisclosed
Product Size: 750ml
Number of Bottles per case: 6
Water Source: Amami Spring Water
Stills: Pot
Raw Material/Ingredients by %: Kokuto sugar (65-80%), Rice (20-35%)
Tasting Notes: Complex with layers of fruit, floral, spice, and malty aromas. Exquisite notes of green apple, chocolate, raisins, and honey.
Nose: Layers of fruit, floral, spice and malty aromas.
Palate: Layers of fruit, floral, spice and malty aromas.
Color: Chardonnay
Finish: Long finish with honey and spice.
Ingredients: Kokuto sugar, rice, white koji, water, yeast
Serving Recommendations: Neat, rocks, or as a highball. Excellent in whisky cocktails, such as Old Fashioneds or Sazeracs.
Distillation Process: Vacuum and atmospheric
Awards: 2024 PLATINUM AND BEST IN CLASS - Las Vegas Spirit Awards, 2021 MASTER - Spirits Masters, 2019 GOLD - SF World Spirits Competition, 2019 GOLD - LA Intl Spirits Compeition, Featured in Whisky Advocate and Liquor.com as Best Shochu.