In this episode, W Club Manager Luke Crowley Holland and David Miller, Manager of The Whisky Shop Birmingham, sit down for a chat with Jota Tanaka, Master Blender for the Fuji Gotemba Distillery.

Beginning with a deep dive into Jota's early career in the drinks industry, which included time spent in winemaking, and wending its way through to his more recent acquisition of a position in The World Drinks Awards Whiskies Hall of Fame, this episode explores not only the man behind the dram but also the history of the Fuji Distillery itself.

Of course, no W Club Decanted podcast would be complete without a tasting session and in this edition, the malts sampled were:

  • Fuji Single Grain Japanese Whisky: https://www.whiskyshop.com/fuji-single-grain-japanese-whisky
  • Fuji Blended Japanese Whisky: https://www.whiskyshop.com/fuji-blended-japanese-whisky
  • Fuji Single Malt Japanese Whisky: https://www.whiskyshop.com/fuji-single-malt-japanese-whisky

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