50,5°
Distillery : Shizuika - Japan
Ex-Bourbon and Japanese Wine Casks
Original Bottling
Limited Edition
Single Malt
Bottled in 2023
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured
Almost Unpeated
There are 3 stills in the Shizuoka distillery, which opened in October 2016. The first, W, is wood-fired, the second, K, is a still that was used in the legendary Karuizawa distillery, and the third, S, is a Scottish Forsyth still. This expression blends unpeated and peated malt distilled in the K and W stills, followed by a second distillation in the S still. The barley used is of Scottish and Japanese origin, but German beer malt is also used. Next comes maturation, which must have lasted around 5 years. The number of bottles produced is unknown.
Let's Taste It :
Right away, juicy fruits, Comices pears, yellow apples, lychees, rice powder, talcum powder, steamed rice, tofu, cake dough, shortbread biscuits, a pinch of icing sugar, mint leaves, a dash of vanilla, lime zest, crushed almonds, very lightly roasted. On the palate, buttery biscuits, very diluted coconut milk, fried eggs, herbaceous notes, leeks, fennel, sunflower oil, squeezed citrus fruit, lively spices with white pepper and a few cloves. Very long, well controlled finish, charcoal in almond milk, lemon slices, walnut oil, soaked biscuits.
In Short,
I found it very interesting, really original and typical. I often find that Japanese whisky isn't all that Japanese; it's more like Scotch whisky, but more balanced and smooth. Here, there's no doubt about it, it's definitely Japanese, it's really got an identity of its own that I really like. Unfortunately, this one is sold out, but similar products come out every year, the price is high, but acceptable.
Score : 89
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Yoshida Kyodai - Kukaki Umi No Kanata
No comments:
Post a Comment