Whisky Sakura Cask

• Whisky produced with koji by Ohishi Distillery in Mizukami, Japan
• Distilled from a combination of estate-grown and locally sourced malted and unmalted rice
• An initial seven-day clay pot fermentation period is kickstarted with white koji seed
• A second fourteen-day parallel fermentation takes place in stainless steel
• Single distilled in stainless steel pot stills
• Aged 5–6 years in a combination of ex–Cognac and ex–Oloroso sherry casks
• Finished in Kumamoto Sakura casks for at least 1–2 years
• The nose opens with a full-on candy apple bouquet bursting with caramel, green apple, and roasted peanut; the palate shows honey, cherry, pink peppercorn, and allspice with a confectionary finish of brown sugar, cacao, sea salt, and faint, burnt peanut
• Non-chill filtered; bottled at a cask strength of 42.7% ABV (may vary batch to batch)

Ohishi Sakura Cask Whisky is a robust and captivating sipper that balances bold fruit and warming baking spice against floral cherry blossom influence from partial maturation in casks made of locally grown Sakura oak.

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