Akkeshi 2018 Single Cask#1220 Selected by LMDW Japanese Single Malt 58%ABV 15ml / 30ml Size:15ml mellow fruit aroma

mellow fruit aroma

Mars have a well known Shochu distillery on Yakushima so are taking advatage of the warm weather coastal warehouses they own there to mature whisky

There is a bit more sweetness to it and it lacks some of the complexity of the best vintages (some years are better than others)

Three different malt mashes (Best Bitter pale malt bill

This is the first public release of whisky from the distillery

Akkeshi 2018 Single Cask#1220 Selected by LMDW Japanese Single Malt 58%ABV 15ml / 30ml Size:15ml mellow fruit aromaLovely coastal lightly peated whisky from Akkeshi has a subtle refined elegance balancing oily marine, seafood notes with fruity lychee and delicate spice notes this single cask selected by LMDW was released in 2022 and is only four years old. Whisky aficionados were quick to get excited about the potential of this distillery after this cask if Akkeshi can produce such a refined whisky which combines Japanese and Islay sensibilities after only 4 years