White Oak Akashi Single Malt

In times where fake Japanese whisky is flooding the market, it is refreshing to have malts like Akashi. Originally a sake producer, Eigashima built White Oak Distillery in 1984. The nose of this single malt is very Japanese: polite, elegant and restrained. Yeast dough, maple syrup and shortbread mix with anise, lime and hints of baked apple. Honey-sweet and full-bodied in the arrival, the taste develops gingery and oaky with matcha green tea, juniper and sour berries. Licorice, fresh herbs and fading tannins mark the substantial finish. What a pleasant surprise! RATING: 3.5/5.0 stars ≙ 84 pts → ABOVE AVERAGE

Meh. Sweet and no substance

Light, muddy and hard to pick out individual flavor notes. It’s pleasant enough but at the price it’s a hell no.

Spiced apple and oatmeal at the forefront with an interesting subtle smokey seaweed flavor that comes in on the aftertaste! Can’t wait to explore other expressions