Nose: Earthy peat, damp forest floor, sugared lemons, salted poached pears, saddle bags, orange peels, balsamic, apricots, brine, sour dough, mint leaves, salted cashews, diesel fumes, lychee’s. No single element overwhelms.
Palate: The salted poaches pears. Salted caramel chews, nutmeg, cashews, mint chocolate, earthy peat, diesel, menthol, white grapes, pepper, lychee, lemon sherbet, oily. Very approachable at 63%abv.
Finish: Medium length. Nutmeg, mint chocolate, seaweed, lemon curd, diesel fumes, orange peels.
Last Word: Wonderfully harmonious and complex and as mentioned no single element overwhelms so each flavor and nuance is given it’s chance to shine. They could have name this Peaty, Salty, Fruity and Nutty. Bravo Yoichi!
Rating: 93/100
Note: As far as I know this is the only record of this bottling that exists and it’s a privilege for my local whisky group to be the proud owners of a bottle.
Nose: Dark cherries, raspberry dark chocolate, an old bar, cloves, old leather, charred oak barrels.
Nose: Dusty oak barrels, old wardrobes, licorice, vanilla, peppermint, apricots, old leather satchel, cracked pepper, quince jam. A delight to nose and I would happily do so all day. A little water adds hints of toffee and tobacco leaf.