Matsui haven't impressed me yet. I have had a couple lf their offerings and they have been interesting, but normal. This "Sakura" Cask, which are Cherry casks (not sherry) and somehow this is consider legal in the whisky world. Bottled at 48%abv, white wine color. On the nose it is very floral. Car air freshener, cotton candy, grapes, apple juice, hay, tutti-frutti artificial juice, lots of flower profiles. After a first sip, it gave me milk chocolate. On the palate, it is winey. Grapes, roses, floral notes and rosé wine. Aftertaste has a different tone. Tobacco, hay, recently baked brownies, salty and ginger. Dry. Overall, this is a very sweet and floral whisky, but it lacks personality. It is too "thin", even if it is a 48%abv, it doesn't feel that way at all. Everything feels weak. Nevertheless, the aroma and tasting notes are good ones, good enough to score an 82 over 100 in my book.