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OSUZUYAMA 26 Twenty-Six

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OSUZUYAMA · KUROKI HONTEN · MIYAZAKI

OSUZUYAMA 26 Twenty-Six

Malt whisky and a house-made koji-derived spirit bring Miyazaki barley, water and fermentation culture into one blend.

Japanese Blended Whisky
Category
Japanese Blended Whisky
Origin
Kijo, Miyazaki
Materials
Malt whisky / koji-derived spirit
Water
Ultra-soft Osuzuyama water
ABV
43%
Volume
700 ml

The design

Not grain whisky, but a koji-derived spirit alongside malt.

This blended whisky combines malt whisky with a koji-derived spirit made by the same producer. The page stays within publicly confirmed facts; age, cask composition and numerical tasting scores are not presented.

01

Japanese-grown barley

Public product information confirms the use of domestic barley.

02

A koji lineage

A koji-derived spirit from the same house forms the blend's second pillar.

03

Osuzuyama water

Ultra-soft mountain water anchors the whisky in its place of origin.

Taste profile

Communicating the composition accurately, rather than relying on numbers.

No detailed official tasting note has been publicly confirmed for this product. For that reason, this page does not include a flavour chart or definitive flavour descriptions, and instead states only the verified composition of malt whisky and koji-derived spirit.

Maltkoji-derived spiritdomestic barleyultra-soft water
Food affinities

Starting from the koji-derived spirit, the blend’s second pillar

No detailed official tasting notes have been published for this product. This section therefore reads its four directions not from aroma or taste, but from the confirmed composition: a koji-derived spirit — rather than grain whisky — as the blend’s second pillar, the use of domestic barley, and Osuzuyama’s ultra-soft water used in production.

Koji as a shared threadCharcoal-grilled chicken marinated in shio-koji, steamed fish with lime, grilled vegetables with cultured butter. Dishes seasoned with koji or fermentation-derived condiments sit in the same compositional lineage.
The grain character of domestic barleyGrated yam over barley rice, rice soup, barley and mushroom risotto. Dishes built around barley or other grains run in the same direction as this ingredient composition.
The production background of ultra-soft waterYuba clear soup, clear vegetable soup, white fish carpaccio. Dishes with a gentle mouthfeel connect with the ultra-soft water used in production.
Two pillars: malt and koji-derived spiritChilled tofu with spring onion and ginger, som tam with fresh shrimp, beetroot and goat cheese salad. Dishes that combine two distinct elements echo the same construction.

Much of food-pairing literature is built around aroma intensity and direction, but no corresponding tasting data has been confirmed for this product. This section therefore builds its directions only from the facts that are public: the two-pillar composition of malt whisky and koji-derived spirit, the barley used, and the water used in production.

Pairing guide — Whisky

The maker

Bringing barley and koji together through the water of Osuzuyama.

Osuzuyama Distillery sits in the mountains of Kijo, Miyazaki, within the Kuroki Honten group. Publicly confirmed details for this product are limited to domestic barley, the ultra-soft water of Osuzuyama, malt whisky and a koji-derived spirit made by the same house.

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DistilleryOsuzuyama Distillery
GroupKuroki Honten
RegionMiyazaki, Japan
CategoryJapanese Blended Whisky
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