Akashi Aged 5 Year in Sake Casks Single Malt Whisky 750ml
Akashi Aged 5 Years in Sake Casks Single Malt Whisky 750ml
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Name: Akashi 5 Year Sake Cask Finish Single Malt Whisky
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Distillery: Eigashima Shuzo (White Oak Distillery), HyĹŤgo Prefecture, JapanÂ
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Mash Bill / Style: 100% lightly peated barley distilled in copper pot stillsÂ
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Ageing Process: Aged 4 years in ex-bourbon barrels, then finished for 1 year in ex-Kijoshu sake casks (American oak)
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ABV: 50% (100 proof)Â
Tasting Notes
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Nose (Aroma): Candied orange, almond butter, sake lees (a rich, creamy sake sediment aroma)
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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
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Finish: Drying notes: black tea tannin, fresh cypress, leather, soft spice; lingering umami from the sake influence
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Akashi Aged 5 Years in Sake Casks Single Malt Whisky 750ml
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Name: Akashi 5 Year Sake Cask Finish Single Malt Whisky
-
Distillery: Eigashima Shuzo (White Oak Distillery), HyĹŤgo Prefecture, JapanÂ
-
Mash Bill / Style: 100% lightly peated barley distilled in copper pot stillsÂ
-
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)Â
Tasting Notes
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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
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Finish: Drying notes: black tea tannin, fresh cypress, leather, soft spice; lingering umami from the sake influence
