Tasting Notes
Nose: Raisins, plums and dried fruit, with a light touch of oak.
Palate: Soft and velvety, with milk chocolate, caramel, brown sugar and ginger biscuit.
Finish: Medium, gently woody and mildly spicy.
Summary
Akashi Blended Sherry Cask Finish is a no-age-statement 40% ABV blend from Eigashima Shuzo, made for the European market. Around thirty percent is Eigashima’s own malt, the rest grain whisky; it is aged for at least three years in American oak and then finished for six months in sherry casks. It is a light, approachable blend with dried fruit, chocolate and caramel rather than a rich or smoky style, and it suits a highball.
Interesting Facts
- Eigashima Shuzo received Japan’s first whisky licence in 1919, four years before the Yamazaki distillery was built.
- The company has brewed sake in Akashi since 1679 and remains a sake brewer first.
- This expression was created by owner and master blender Mikio Hiraishi.
