SAKURAO Brewery and Distillery Co., Ltd.President and CEOKoichiro Shirai ( pictured right )Executive Officer and Head of Blending Division, Manufacturing HeadquartersSAKURAO Brewery and Distillery Co., Ltd.Taihei Yamamoto ( pictured left )SINGLE MALT SAKURAO JAL EXCLUSIVE 2025Distilled in the winter of 2020,then stored in rare Amontillado barrels. Aged quietly for four years in a warehouse filled with seasonal temperature shifts and sea breezes from the Seto Inland Sea. Offers a taste evoking the gentle Setouchi climate, a citrus aroma, and exquisite honey and raisin-like sweetness.See P.132See P.133Marvelous JAL exclusive whiskiesproduced by intersecting the characteristics of two warehousesAkiota-cho HiroshimaTOGOUCHIHatsukaichi-shi, HiroshimaSAKURAOSAKURAO Brewery and Distillery Co., Ltd. Born in Hiroshima Prefecture in 1978. He graduated from the College of Science and Engineering at Aoyama Gakuin University, and then studied in the U.S. He earned an MBA from Central Michigan University. After workingat Kyowa America, he joined Chugoku Jozo in 2007. He became President and CEO in 2009.Born in Okayama Prefecture in 1974. He completed his master’s in engineering at Hiroshima University’s School of Engineering and joined Chugoku Jozo in 1998, initially handling refined sake in the Product Development Section of the Manufacturing Department. He was appointed Master Distiller in 2017 when whisky production began and assumed his current position in 2024.SINGLE MALT TOGOUCHI JAL EXCLUSIVE 2025Distilled in the winter of 2019, then stored in bourbon barrels.Aged slowly for six years in a tunnel-based warehouse surrounded by forests andclear streams. Fruity yet full-bodied, with a banana-like aroma and a hint of smokiness, creating refined complexity.19JAPANESE WHISKY
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