Fuji 50th Anniversary Edition Single Malt Japanese Whisky – 70cl 52.5% Signed by Jota Tanaka with a Letter of Authenticity

The Fuji 50th Anniversary Edition Single Malt Japanese Whisky is an exceptionally rare limited-edition whisky created to celebrate 50 years of whisky making at Fuji Gotemba Distillery, located at the foot of Mount Fuji in Shizuoka, Japan.

Created as a liquid representation of the distillery's history, this remarkable Fuji Japanese Single Malt Whisky brings together carefully selected malt whiskies produced across five decades, spanning the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s and 2010s.

At the heart of the composition is exceptionally rare malt whisky distilled in 1973, 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.

Bottled for the UK market at 52.5% ABV and presented in a 70cl bottle, this is a powerful and complex expression of Fuji's single malt character. Production was restricted to just 3,000 bottles, adding significant rarity to an already historically important Japanese whisky.

A Japanese Single Malt Spanning Five Decades

What makes the Fuji 50th Anniversary Single Malt particularly unusual is the breadth of whisky used to create it.

Cask Maturation

The Fuji 50th Anniversary Edition Single Malt Japanese Whisky was created using malt whiskies matured in a diverse selection of casks.

Specialist UK listings identify the cask composition as including American white oak ex-bourbon barrels, ex-beer casks, Japanese Mizunara oak, Spanish Oloroso sherry casks and French oak wine casks.

The combination provides Fuji's blenders with an extensive range of mature whisky characteristics, from vanilla and fruit to richer dried-fruit, spice and oak influences.

Rather than simply releasing a conventional age-statement whisky, Fuji's blenders selected malt whiskies produced throughout the distillery's first half-century:

1970s • 1980s • 1990s • 2000s • 2010s

The oldest component dates back to 1973, providing a remarkable link to the very beginning of production at Fuji Gotemba Distillery.

These mature stocks are combined with whiskies from subsequent decades to showcase how the character and production techniques of Fuji Japanese Whisky have developed over approximately 50 years.

For collectors of rare Japanese whisky, this makes the bottle particularly compelling: it is not simply an anniversary-labelled release, but a whisky constructed using stocks that genuinely represent the history being celebrated.

Limited to Only 3,000 Bottles

Only 3,000 bottles of Fuji 50th Anniversary Edition Single Malt Japanese Whisky were produced.

This extremely limited production, combined with the inclusion of malt whisky dating back to 1973, makes the release significantly rarer than the standard Fuji Single Malt Japanese Whisky 46%.

For collectors, its appeal lies in the combination of:

50th Anniversary provenance • 1973-distilled whisky • five decades of malt whisky • limited 3,000-bottle production • 52.5% ABV presentation • official Fuji Gotemba bottling

It represents an important milestone in the history of Fuji Japanese Whisky and a fascinating bottle for enthusiasts building a collection of limited-edition Japanese single malts.

Why Buy Fuji 50th Anniversary Single Malt Japanese Whisky?

For enthusiasts of Fuji Whisky and rare Japanese single malt, the significance of this bottle lies primarily in what is inside it.

The composition contains malt whisky from five decades of Fuji Gotemba production, beginning with exceptionally rare stocks distilled in 1973, the year the distillery began operating.

With only 3,000 bottles produced, the release combines genuine historical provenance with very limited availability. It therefore offers something substantially different from the standard Fuji range and provides collectors with a bottle directly connected to the first 50 years of Fuji Gotemba Distillery.