Far and away the most powerful, complex and arguably impressive limited edition release yet from this rising star in Japanese Whisky. For 2023 the all-star team here chose to use a batch of fully peated malt whisky distilled between 2018-2019 on their three custom stills, all designed, sized and shaped differently and aged it in a combination of American White Oak casks that previously held their legendary, "Mellowed Kozuru," schochu along with premium, fresh sherry casks. Bottled at a natural cask strength with absolutely no additives.
Broad, wide ranging and surprising in its complexity, you'll find notes of star fruit preserves, ripe honeydew, aged tobacco, ground cumin seeds, baked pears, smoked salt and dark vanilla. WOW.