Kanosuke
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Kanosuke

2022 Limited Edition

ABV 59%

Reviewed Issue 194

Big flavours with depth, and quite easy drinking, belying the ABV.

Christopher Coates

Specification

Kanosuke

Brand

2022 Limited Edition

Expression

Single Malt

Type

No age statement

Age (Years)

59%

ABV

Japan

Region/Country

Standard (Distillery or blended)

Bottling Type

Tasting Notes

Christopher Coates

Taster

Nose: Sesame seeds, clementine, ripe honeydew melon, and fresh jackfruit. Underneath, sticky toffee pudding, milk chocolate, and lemon zest.

Palate: Full-bodied. Concentrated juicy blood orange and candied citrus peels, baked banana, heather honey drizzled over poached pears, and a little brown sugar with cinnamon.

Finish: Long, lingering on those orange notes.

Comment: Big flavours with depth, and quite easy drinking, belying the ABV.

Score: 8.0

Bethany Whymark

Taster

Nose: Lemon sherbet, boiled pineapple-flavoured sweets, and pear drop. Redcurrant jelly. Toasted macadamia nut, caramel fudge, wafer ice-cream cone, and cup mushrooms fried in butter. A dusting of cinnamon and cassia.

Palate: Medium-full bodied. Darker fruit notes of raspberry and blackberry, with pear drop, caramel, and a hint of maple syrup. Mocha, but heavy on the coffee. Underlying clove, liquorice, and herbal sage.

Finish: Long. On woody spice and pear.

Comment: A little water helps, teasing out more caramel and aniseed notes.

Score: 8.0

8
Overall Score

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