Eigashima distillery, where Akashi is made, is one of the oldest whisky distilleries in Japan. Akashi is the only whisky in the world to be overseen by a Toji, or Master Sake Maker (hence this dram’s name). A blend of both malt and grain whiskies, this whisky has been aged in former Shōchū casks for five years, before a finishing period of two years in ex-Sherry barrels.