Tasted on 15th Dec, 2012

Score 79
Average Score 81
Highest Score 87
Lowest Score 74
# of Times Scored 4
This Single Malt is distilled by Nikka Yoichi in Japan.
Tasting notes:
Rich sweet hay fields with a touch of varnish on the nose. Dried flowers then round out into pleasant lightly spiced grasses.
Rich orange and apple compote, soft sherry, mild smoke and fruit on the nose. Soft sweet mild peaty mouthfeel. Sweet dried fruit, very mild peat with a hint of sherry on the palate. Sweet rich peatiness and smoke on a medium finish.
Tasted on 19th Sep, 2021 · Comments (0)
87Burnt teak wood, sweet salty seaside smoke and peat on the nose. Oily, gentle, sweet peat shortbreads with dark fruit jam on the palate.
Tasted on 1st Nov, 2014 · Comments (0)
84Cane syrup, raisins. Hot finish
Tasted on 16th Dec, 2012 · Comments (0)
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