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