- Nose: 22 Palate: 23 Finish: 23 Balance: 22 Total: 90
- Nose: Caramel, brine, a hint of peat
- Palate: Sweet chewy fruits, gentle peat and brine
- Finish: Long - palate-coating vanilla and plums
- Balance: Smooth
- Type: Single Malt
- Age: NAS
- ABV: 50%
- Distiller: Nagahama
- Where made: Nagahama, Shiga JAPAN
- Region: Japan
- Approximate Price: $175
- Value: OK
This is the first release from the Nagahama Distillery. I visited the distillery in 2018; and I tasted their delicious new make spirit at that time. I have been looking forward to their first whisky release; and I have not been disappointed. I was very pleasantly surprised by the superb quality of their inaugural release. Thank you Arthur Perkowski for the opportunity to try this.