Jean Boyer Shikotsu Toya Japanese Blended Whisky

Shikotsu Toya is a Japanese blended whisky selected and bottled by Jean Boyer, the French spirits merchant based in Saint-Geours-de-Maremne. The label describes it simply as a Japanese blended whisky aged in oak barrels; it carries no age statement and the producing distillery is not named. The name refers to the Shikotsu-Toya area of Hokkaido, evoked by the mountain silhouette on the label. The presentation box states natural colour and no chill filtration, and it is bottled at 43% ABV in a 700ml bottle. An approachable, unpeated introduction to Japanese blended whisky from an independent bottler.

Serve: Neat, with a splash of water, or in a highball with chilled soda.