An elegant, Japanese Blended Whisky by the Tokinosakagura / Helios Distillery in Kushu, Japan crafted with peat from the marshes of Hokkaido. A heavily peated Spirit then joins other Okinawa Single Malts in a careful blend after it spends years in American oak casks. Then, the blend is finished in used Japanese Rum barrels. It has a birth in the forest with notes of moss, leaves, hints of vanilla, soft malt & dried apricot; while a balanced life adds notes of spices, peat, earthy smoke & light rum; that led to a long peaty & toasty finish with notes of pepper. July 2019 / August 2022