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Whisky Review: Takamine Eight-Year-Old
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Mold is expected to be in cheese and cured meats, but whiskey? Well, Honkaku Spirits has released a koji-fermented eight-year-old whiskey. Koji is Japan’s national mold, with applications in sake, soy sauce, and miso. When koji is carefully cultivated on barley, or any grain, it makes amylase enzymes to convert starch into sugar. In layman’s terms, it amplifies fermentation.