The Eigashima distillery is perhaps the least known of Japan’s whisky producers. The distillery was founded by in 1888 to produce sake, and because of this, has a legitimate claim of 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 is a 5 Years Old Sherry Butt whisky. If you want to try something truly exotic with a limited number of bottles ever released, then this is the bottle for you.