Eigashima Shuzo Akashi Goju 50 Sherry Cask Malt & Grain Japanese Whisky
Eigashima Shuzo Akashi Goju 50 Sherry Cask Malt & Grain Japanese Whisky is a 50% ABV (100 proof) Japanese whisky, 750mL, blended from wheat, rye, and lightly peated malted barley, double-distilled in copper pots, then finished about two years in Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso sherry casks. Non-chill filtered and bottled at full strength, it's the sherry-cask expression of the Akashi Goju ("50") series — available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
Eigashima Shuzo — the White Oak Distillery — has distilled in Akashi City, Hyogo since 1888, making it one of Japan's oldest whisky makers. The Goju series showcases the distillery's blending craft: grain and malt whiskies first rested three years in new oak, ex-bourbon, and ex-shochu casks, then married for roughly two more years in Spanish sherry butts. "Goju" means fifty — the whisky's strength — and at 100 proof with no chill filtration, the sherry influence arrives undiluted.
Tasting notes (importer/retailer consensus): aromas of raisin, dried fig, and vanilla pastry; a rich palate of sherry-soaked fruit, smoked sea salt, baking spice, and dark chocolate with a flinty edge; a long, warming finish of integrated sherry oak and gentle peat smoke.
Why buy: Sherry-cask Japanese whisky at cask-adjacent strength is exactly what collectors hunt — and the lightly peated malt in the blend gives this one a smoky dimension most sherry bombs lack. Explore more whisky at Del Mesa Liquor or browse Eigashima Shuzo at Del Mesa Liquor.
FAQ — people also ask:
Q: What does Goju 50 mean?
A: "Goju" is Japanese for fifty — the whisky's 50% ABV (100 proof) bottling strength.
Q: How old is Akashi Goju 50 Sherry Cask?
A: It carries no age statement; the importer reports an average age of about five years across the blend.
Q: Is it peated?
A: Lightly — the blend includes lightly peated malted barley alongside wheat and rye whiskies. Browse more whisky at Del Mesa Liquor.