
Price: Roughly $250 for 500ml
Distilled/Owned by: Yoichi / Nikka
Region: Japan
57% ABV
Aged For: NAS, distillate from 2000 through 2009
Mashbill: 100% malted barley
Cask Type: Undisclosed
Chill Filtered:No
Color Added: No
Color: Pale gold
Drank: Neat, in a glencairn
Nose: Powerful peat, vanilla, graphite, sawdust, caramel, pepper, citrus, pear
Feel: Rich
Taste: Apples, rosewater, butterscotch, oak, vanilla, mint, campfire ashes, honey
Finish: Medium length and warmth, saltwater spray, cream, tannins, malt, and hay with slight smoke
Thoughts: The high ABV helps immensely with the mouthfeel and is a good young peated whisky with a good mouthfeel and flavor range.
Score: 84 out of 100