Fujikai 10 Years Old

Fujikai 10 Years Old is a single malt whisky from Monde Shuzou, a wine and spirits producer based in Kofu, Yamanashi prefecture, with a long history of making wine and spirits before turning its hand to malt whisky. The Fujikai label represents the distillery's decade-aged expression, bottled at 43% for the European market and presented in a 500ml format, making it a relatively rare encounter with this lesser-known corner of Japanese whisky.

Matured entirely in Ex-Bourbon casks over ten years in the Yamanashi highlands, the spirit takes on a characteristically assertive, earthy profile with oily depth and a pungent, industrial edge that sets it apart from the softer, fruit-forward malt styles more commonly associated with the region. This is not a delicate or approachable dram; it is bold and uncompromising, with the kind of full-bodied weight that speaks to an unapologetically individual house style.