Region: Japan/World
Distillery: Yamazakura (Sasanokawa Shuzo) / World
Age: About 7 Years
ABV: 46%
Cask: Bourbon barrel, brandy cask
Size: 700 ml
Matured in bourbon barrels for about 6 years and a further finishing in Brandy Casks for about 1 year, only 300 bottles were released. While sweet & fruity on the nose (with hints of malt and subtle smoke), the palate brings through dried prunes combined with sourness of green grapes, malty notes and tannins with a pleasant lingering finish. A very enjoyable bottling indeed.
Their own distillation has also gone through turbulent times in sync with the Japanese whisky market's boom and bust cycles with bulk spirit imports replacing their own production through these times.