Fuji Gotemba distillery

Kirin Fuji Single Grain Kirin's distillery at the foot of Mt. Fuji, running since 1973, makes three different styles of grain whisky, and this 2020 release blends all three and nothing else from anywhere else. The result, at 46%, is fruit-forward and floral, with orange and white grape. It is the most interesting grain whisky on the list for anyone who wants to understand how much flavor grain can carry. Treat it as a sipping whisky rather than a mixer; it has more going on than its category suggests.