Description
Named after Japan’s oldest lighthouse, which resides in Akashi harbour, this twelve-year-old Hatozaki hails from the Kaikyo Distillery. The expression is made up of small batch single malts that have all been aged for at least 5 or 6 years. The blended malt was then filled into American oak casks, where it slumbered for twelve years, including a 6-month finish in Umeshu casks – a sweet and sour Japanese liqueur made from ume plums.
The nose is gentle and welcoming. The palate brings iodine, apricot, honey, malt loaf, and pear before leading into the sweet and jammy finish of yellow plums.
