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Hakushu - 白州
Whisky: Hakushu Distiller's Reserve
Age: NAS
Type: Single malt
Strength: 43%
   
Distillery: Hakushu Higashi Distillery - 白州東蒸留所
Country: Japan
   
 
Date: 16-05-2015
Nose: A little soapsuds, vanilla, pineapple, white pepper, gentle spices.
Flavour: Peppery, liquorice, salty, some butter, a hint of detergent, pineapple, a little tine-plate in the finish.
Body: Light, slightly alcohol burning, a hint of creaminess, tannin dryness.
Comments: It's got plenty of substance that should have been allowed to develop for a few more years.
Rating: ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++-- ---- ---- ---- (6.5)