• Nose: 22 Palate: 21 Finish: 22 Balance: 22 Total: 87
  • Nose: Butter, mint and orange
  • Palate: Oak and pine
  • Finish: Long - sherry sweetness and toasted nuts
  • Type: Single Malt
  • Age: NAS
  • ABV: 55%
  • Distiller: Eigashima Akashi White Oak
  • Where made: Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture JAPAN
  • Region: Japan
  • Approximate Price: $105
  • Value: GOOD

Saratoga Whiskey Club Tasting # 130 - Japanese Whisky Dinner. This single malt whisky is a marriage of 6 different casks (sherry, sake, shochu, port, bourbon, beer), hence the name "sextet." The various components were matured from 3 years to 8 years. This whisky was released only in Japan; and I was lucky to be able to try it in the USA, courtesy of Charles Grabitzky and the Saratoga Whiskey Club. This was released as a 500ml bottle. The price shown is scaled from 500ml to a 750ml equivalent.