White Oak Akashi Japanese Blended Whisky

Like a trip to the stalls of an old spice market the traders beckoning you closer with their colorful wares. Nutmeg fennel seed and caraway on the nose then papery dried oak leaves toast crumbs and slightly pungent notes of chive and shucked pea pods. This is a fatter more glutinous whisky than the single malt. Lemon glaze fudge honey nectarine and kumquat balance an undercurrent of pepper cinnamon and mustard seed. A slightly sour swallow then the spices reign supreme.