{"product_id":"fuji-50th-anniversary-edition-single-malt-japanese-whisky-70cl-52-5","title":"Fuji 50th Anniversary Edition Single Malt Japanese Whisky – 70cl 52.5% Signed by Jota Tanaka with a Letter of Authenticity","description":"\u003ch1 data-section-id=\"1flb0t3\" dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"839\" data-end=\"911\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eFuji 50th Anniversary Edition Single Malt Japanese Whisky – 70cl 52.5% Signed by Jota Tanaka \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ewith a Letter of Authenticity\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"913\" data-end=\"1159\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"917\" data-end=\"978\"\u003eFuji 50th Anniversary Edition Single Malt Japanese Whisky\u003c\/strong\u003e is an exceptionally rare limited-edition whisky created to celebrate \u003cstrong data-start=\"1048\" data-end=\"1104\"\u003e50 years of whisky making at Fuji Gotemba Distillery\u003c\/strong\u003e, located at the foot of Mount Fuji in Shizuoka, Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1161\" data-end=\"1415\"\u003eCreated as a liquid representation of the distillery's history, this remarkable \u003cstrong data-start=\"1241\" data-end=\"1277\"\u003eFuji Japanese Single Malt Whisky\u003c\/strong\u003e brings together carefully selected malt whiskies produced across \u003cstrong data-start=\"1343\" data-end=\"1359\"\u003efive decades\u003c\/strong\u003e, spanning the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1374\" data-end=\"1414\"\u003e1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s and 2010s\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1417\" data-end=\"1754\"\u003eAt the heart of the composition is exceptionally rare \u003cstrong data-start=\"1471\" data-end=\"1504\"\u003emalt whisky distilled in 1973\u003c\/strong\u003e, the year Fuji Gotemba Distillery began operations. Kirin confirms that the anniversary bottling incorporates malt whisky from each of these five decades, giving the release a direct connection to the evolution of whisky production at Fuji Gotemba.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1756\" data-end=\"2043\"\u003eBottled for the UK market at \u003cstrong data-start=\"1785\" data-end=\"1798\"\u003e52.5% ABV\u003c\/strong\u003e and presented in a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1818\" data-end=\"1833\"\u003e70cl bottle\u003c\/strong\u003e, this is a powerful and complex expression of Fuji's single malt character. 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