Description
Akashi Aged 5 Years in Sake Casks Single Malt Whisky 750ml
- Name: Akashi 5 Year Sake Cask Finish Single Malt Whisky
- Distillery: Eigashima Shuzo (White Oak Distillery), Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
- Mash Bill / Style: 100% lightly peated barley distilled in copper pot stills
- Ageing Process: Aged 4 years in ex-bourbon barrels, then finished for 1 year in ex-Kijoshu sake casks (American oak)
- ABV: 50% (100 proof)
Tasting Notes
- Nose (Aroma): Candied orange, almond butter, sake lees (a rich, creamy sake sediment aroma)
- Palate (Taste): Saltwater taffy, cocoa, subtle sweetness infused by the sake cask, some nutty richness (walnut), and interplay of sweetness and a light savory / umami character
- Finish: Drying notes: black tea tannin, fresh cypress, leather, soft spice; lingering umami from the sake influence
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