Hakushu Higashi Distillery
ABV: 60.7%
Age: 21 Years Old
Year Bottled: 2003
Style: Single Malt
Country: Japan
Region: N/A
Bottling: The Scotch Malt Whisky Society
Overall
Score
8.2
Nose
Toasty, oaky, extractive: spices, hot sawdust, nutmeg, apple skin butterscotch, pine.
Palate
The weight of the spirit manages to cope with the lashings of oak. Good weight and power. Red fruits, cherry, leafy.
Finish
Oaky.
Comment
A lot of oak on the nose, but has good balance.
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