The White Oak distillery is perhaps the least known of Japan’s whisky producers. The distillery was founded in 1888 to produce sake, and because of this, has a legitimate claim to being the country’s oldest whisky producer. In 1919, Eigashima Shuzo obtained a license to make whisky — four years before Yamazaki was built. This particular Akashi set is the “Luna” release. The set includes: 1 White Bottle: 5 year old, Distilled 2005, Bottled 2010, 1st Cask American White Oak Hogshead, 2nd Cask Spanish Oak Sherry Butt, 59% abv, only 102 bottles 1 Black Bottle: 12 year old, Distilled 1997, Bottled 2010, Spanish Oak Sherry Butt, 59% abv, only 102 bottles If you want to try something truly exotic with a limited number of bottles ever released, then this is the set for you.