Shizuoka – Contact S

Single Malt Japanese Whiskey | 55% | 700 ml

The Shizuoka Contact S is one of the most talked about and coveted modern Japanese whiskies. The Shizuoka distillery was founded by Gaia Flow after the bankruptcy of the legendary Karuizawa distillery, salvaging some of the historic Karuizawa stills .
Contact S is the whisky where two worlds come together: new-age Japanese whisky + Karuizawa heritage .

This is the bottle that every serious collector follows.

🥃 Flavor profile

Nose

Fresh grain, light smoke, white peach, green apple, soft minerality and hints of Japanese wood influences.

Taste

Rich maltiness, toffee, roasted almonds, soft smoky notes, dried citrus peel and floral elegance typical of modern Japanese single malt.

Aftertaste

Long, refined and warm, with recurring citrus, smoke and a nice wood balance.

⭐ Why this release is so exclusive

🔶 1. Karuizawa Heritage Distillery

One of Shizuoka's stills literally comes from Karuizawa – Japan's most legendary and priceless distillery.

🔶 2. Mix of Japanese and Scottish malt

On the label you can clearly see it: “malt (Japan, UK, others)”.
A blend of high-quality domestic and foreign malt → unique flavour style.

🔶 3. 55% alcohol, non-chill filtered, no added colour

Authentic premium production, as befits modern Japanese craft whisky.

🔶 4. Very limited availability

Shizuoka produces extremely small batches. Contact S is regularly sold out in Japan and Europe.
Demand far exceeds supply.

🔶 5. Collectors market explodes

Even younger releases from Shizuoka are already being traded as “future collectibles”.

💰 Investment value

Investment score: 90/100

• Japanese

• Limited

• Karuizawa Heritage

• Current demand > availability

• Low production volumes

• Strong future potential

This is a bottle you can open… but you can also put it in your collection for the next 10 years.

📦 Details

• Alcohol: 55%

• Content: 700 ml

• Distillery: Gaia Flow – Shizuoka Distillery

• Non-chill filtered

• No added color

• Address: 555 Ooiha Aoi-Ku, Shizuoka City, Japan

• Barcode: 4542504023163