Dekanta
8.8

Dekanta

Kigai from the Ki Series

ABV 60%

Packed with flavour that hits you bit by bit. Glorious stuff.

Rob Allanson

Specification

Dekanta

Brand

Kigai from the Ki Series

Expression

Single Malt

Type

No age statement

Age (Years)

60%

ABV

Japan

Region/Country

Standard (Distillery or blended)

Bottling Type

Tasting Notes

Rob Allanson

Taster

Nose: Takes its time, then intense incense, distant patchouli oil and dried sage. Muscovado sugar, black tea tannins and plums in sherry. Roast ham and dark marmalade. A touch of iodine and mushroom.

Palate: Silky caramel, then plums in sherry. Balsamic vinegar, ginger cake and crumpets with plenty of marmalade. Bitterness of Seville oranges that are coated in dark chocolate.

Finish: Spiced prawns, salted and peppered, then sherry takes over.

Comment: Packed with flavour that hits you bit by bit. Glorious stuff.

Score: 9.2

Lyndsey Gray

Taster

Nose: Floral fragrance with apple blossom, lavender, aloe vera and freshly cut grass. Oily with salted butter. Buckwheat pancakes, roasted peanuts and lemon sherbet.

Palate: A rush of sea salt and notes of cashew butter and baked pastries follow. Chocolate brioche, toasted almonds and iced eclairs. Salted pork, gooseberries and the addition of spearmint.

Finish: Salty and buttery. Smooths over with just a drop of water.

Comment: Like eating a pile of butteries totally smothered in zesty lemon curd.

Score: 8.4

8.8
Overall Score

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