For my last pour of the night, the bar trotted out some of their Japanese offerings. I noted they were afflicted with the scourge of Kurayoshi et al. and was going to brush them off until I saw something I hadn’t seen before: Ohishi Single Sherry Cask. Something completely different for $11 a pour? Why not! This is a very different whisky animal if you can even call it whisky, but I like what they’re trying to do. However, this strikes me a very young grain whisky with some reasonable-quality Sherry casks to cover up those obvious flaws. It has nice nutty notes, but an unbalanced, overpowering Sherry influence. I also can’t overlook the young, grainy, and slightly unpleasant mouthfeel and finish reminiscent of something like a poor-quality, grainy vodka. I can’t give out participation points, but this might be worth revisiting in a couple of years if they had an age-stated bottling to try. (Although who would be able to afford it with an age statement?) For now though, I would avoid this bottle at the $70-$80 price tags I see. This bottle gets a 2.5 from me, and personally I would stick with some Nigori.