Wakatsuru Saburomaru Junenmyo Rouge Whisky

Wakatsuru Saburomaru Junenmyo Rouge is a boutique Japanese blended whisky with heartfelt cultural roots. While its taste may be straightforward and lightly smoky, its crowdfunded charm and local heritage appeal to collectors. With limited regional production, it offers more mystique than complexity—but worth exploring for those drawn to obscure Japanese bottlings.

Name & Inspiration

• Junenmyo is named after a village near Saburomaru distillery, known for canola fields used historically for lamp oil. The whisky is meant to “warm your heart like a gentle light of lamp

Specs & Production

• Bottle: 700 ml; ABV: 40% (some listings mention 46%, but most confirm 40%)
• Distillery: Produced by Saburomaru Distillery in the Hokuriku region of Japan. Public details on mashbill, cask type, or aging are minimal to none

Taste & Profile

• No official tasting notes are provided on retail listings.
• One blogger praised the “Junenmyo Half Decade” version (5‑year aged) for being smoky, spicy (oak, cinnamon, pepper, wasabi) and featuring subtle fruit like pear and grape
• However, some drinkers describe the whisky as “a bit bland… very pale, suggesting how little it’s been aged. A touch of smokiness, but no complexity of flavour”