Takamine 8 Year ZINFANDEL The robust character of the

The robust character of the new oak barrel mingles with the coniferous quality of the juniper

joyful Nouveau from Pierre-Marie Chermette

Serious malt production at this distillery did not begin until 1984

Thanks to its unmanipulated winemaking

Takamine 8 Year ZINFANDEL The robust character of theTakamine Koji Whiskey is made with the patented Takamine Process, which uses an ancient Japanese mold, koji, to convert starches to sugars in a process similar to malting barley. Unlike malt whiskey where sugars are extracted in a warm water mash before yeast is introduced to start the fermentation, both the koji and yeast are active at the same time in a multiple parallel fermentation. This 100% barley ferment is then double distilled and aged in