Yamazaki Distiller's Reserve @ 43% (Mystery Review #10)

The tenth in a series of (semi) blind reviews.
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And here's my FULL notes:

Yamazaki Distiller's Reserve 43%
Colour: Gold
Body: Medium

Nose: Quite rich, dark cherry, cherry stones, cocktail cherry, candied oak, candy floss, candy cane, spiced oak, a light resin note with sap and some moss.

Taste: Rich and sweet. Sweet dark fruit and spicy oriental oak. Dark cherry, a little oily oak, a little damp moss, candy cane, white pepper and ginger (a little heat).

Finish: Short length. Fades easily with spicy oak and a little heat (quite rye like).

Mainly young whisky matured in ex-red wine casks, some older sherry and some Mizunara oak. I think a lot more of the younger stuff as the heat becomes more over time.

68/100