Togouchi Blended Whiskey

Togouchi is a blended Japanese whisky from the producers Chugoku Jozo, who mature their whisky in a tunnel rather than a warehouse. The name comes from where the tunnel is located, in the town of Togouchi, which merged with other towns to create a large one called Akiota. Togouchi is a rather unusual Japanese whisky from Chugoku Jozo distillery located near Hiroshima. After maturation in cask, the whisky is diluted with water drawn from mountains in Sandankyo Natural Park. The whisky is then matured in sherry and brandy casks in an abandoned railway tunnel. The tunnel, which was constructed in 1970 by JR Japanese railway company, is 361 meters long and was intended to expand the rail network from Kabe to Hamada. The project was never seen through to fruition which was bad news for rail commuters but good news for the whisky world. The temperature in the tunnel is a constant 15 degrees Celsius with a humidity of 80% which Chugoku Jozo deem to be ideal conditions for aging whisky.