Kujira Ryukyu 20 Year Bourbon Cask Single Grain Japanese Whiskey SF Chronicle - Past Pick The Brut Réserve is a

The Brut Réserve is a blend in equal parts of the three champenois grape varieties: pinot noir

A traditionally made white rum with saline aromas

It is a very elegant Cognac with pretty floral notes folowed by some creme brulee and a salty caramel finish

cinchona and citrus as per the Americano Bianco but with the addition of saffron

picked in the autumn

Kujira Ryukyu 20 Year Bourbon Cask Single Grain Japanese Whiskey SF Chronicle - Past Pick The Brut Réserve is aMade from a base of rice, the distilled spirit is then aged in ex Bourbon casks for twenty(!) years, resulting in an incredibly complex, balance, and overall very unique whiskey.