This unique edition is dedicated to one of the most recognizable symbols of Japanese culture and history, which excite the imagination of writers, film-makers, illustrators, comics artists all over the world. Ninja was always connected with such values as courage, valour, and discretion. Quoting Sun Tzu’s from his The Art of War: “as swift as wind, as gentle as forest, as fierce as fire, as unshakable as mountain.”
The sets consists of 4 bottles:
Ninja Wind (60,6 % ABV cask: #4059, 17 bottles)
Ninja Fire (60,6 % ABV cask: #4059, 17 bottles)
Ninja Forest (56,5 % ABV cask: #6183, 17 bottles)
Ninja Mountain (56,5 % ABV cask: #6183, 17 bottles)
Type: Japanese single cask whisky
Distillery: Karuizawa
Distilled: 1981
Age: 35
Cask type: sherry cask
Size: 4 x 700 ml
The most recognizable symbols of Japanese culture and history
This edition is dedicated to unique edition is dedicated to one of the most recognizable symbols of Japanese culture and history, which excite the imagination of writers, film-makers, illustrators, comics artists all over the world. Ninja was always connected with such values as courage, valour, and discretion.
In this edition we commemorate this culture phenomenon, and show the different aspects of Ninja profession. We have used for that Fūrinkazan (Japanese: 風林火山, “Wind, Forest, Fire, Mountain”) — a popularized version of the battle standard used by the Sengoku period daimyō Takeda Shingen. The banner quoted four phrases from Sun Tzu’s The Art of War: “as swift as wind, as gentle as forest, as fierce as fire, as unshakable as mountain.”
Ninja Wind 風
Ninja Forest 林
Ninja Fire 火
Ninja Mountain 山
