Bright yellow-gold. Fresh pit fruits, orange and a hint of smokiness on the nose and in the mouth. Chewy and focused, showing good depth and building spiciness on the nicely persistent finish, which leaves a hint of yellow plum behind.
So much black fruit, black walnuts, blueberries, wet earth, black truffles and some graphite. Medium to full body with lots of tension and focus. It runs very long with a salty undertone and some bitter, burnt lemon. Yet ever so subtle and refined. Drink ...
This single Malt Whisky was aged in a American oak cask that previously held a concentrated and sweet style of sake know as kijoshu.This rich sake is able to impart true nuance to Akashi's 3-year-old single malt,resulting in a nose of walnut & vanilla wit...