{"product_id":"2019-whistlepig-the-boss-hog-vi-the-samurai-scientist-katakana-edition-straight-rye-whiskey-750ml","title":"2019 WhistlePig The Boss Hog VI The Samurai Scientist Katakana Edition Straight Rye Whiskey 750ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhistlePig The Boss Hog VI - The Samurai Scientist Katakana Edition is a special label variant of the 2019 standard release. The Katakana Edition is a 1,000-bottle limited run of the same Straight Rye Whiskey, distinguished by Japanese-language packaging - the front label uses Japanese script and the standard silver pewter topper is swapped for a black topper. Every other production detail matches the standard VI: 16-Year Canadian-sourced rye finished in Japanese Umeshu plum-wine barrels and bottled at cask strength (range 120-122 by barrel), 100% rye mash bill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Boss Hog is WhistlePig's annual experimental release - the distillery's outlet for its rarest, most extreme single-barrel rye each year. Every release follows what WhistlePig calls its promises (later expanded to its \"X Commandments\"): single barrel, bottled at proof, distinctly different from anything else in the lineup, fearlessly first, and irreverently inventive. Toppers are hand-cast in Danforth pewter, and each year's release has its own theme - sometimes tribute to a pig in the WhistlePig family, sometimes a historical figure, sometimes a region or tradition the team traveled to study.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Samurai Scientist was the first American whiskey ever finished in Japanese Umeshu casks - a collaboration with Kitaya Brewery on Japan's Kyushu island. WhistlePig shipped empty rye barrels to Japan where Kitaya filled them with Umeshu (Japanese plum wine) for a month; the casks were then shipped back to WhistlePig Farm in Vermont where the rye went back into the Umeshu-seasoned barrels for one final month before bottling. The release honors Dr. Jokichi Takamine - the Japanese chemist who introduced koji fermentation to the American whiskey industry in the 19th century - whose portrait adorns each bottle. The Katakana Edition leans into the Japanese collaboration with fully translated packaging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the nose, it shows mature Canadian rye layered with plum, stone fruit, and gentle spice. The palate brings deep rye character, plum-driven sweetness from the Umeshu, baking spice, and integrated oak, and the finish carries a long, dried-fruit close with sustained spice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: 750ml\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProof: 120-122 (ABV Varies)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAge: 16 Year Old\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin: Sourced Canadian rye \/ Finished and bottled Shoreham, Vermont\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDistillery: WhistlePig Farm Distillery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"WhistlePig","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48649836495103,"sku":"WPRYBHE6CA75KT","price":2999.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/1586\/0223\/files\/2019WhistlePigTheBossHogVITheSamuraiScientistKatakanaEditionStraightRyeWhiskey750ml.webp?v=1781034110","url":"https:\/\/canawineco.com\/products\/2019-whistlepig-the-boss-hog-vi-the-samurai-scientist-katakana-edition-straight-rye-whiskey-750ml","provider":"Cana Wine Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}