Flavour profile is AI-assisted and still being refined.
Tasting
How it drinks
Sight
Deep amber-copper with mahogany depth; rich and full-bodied with slow legs
Nose
Continuing the Sherry Cask series legacy. Rich dried fruit (raisin, fig, date), dark chocolate, and espresso from first-fill oloroso sherry. Orange peel and gingerbread spice. The Yamazaki sandalwood signature is present but restrained beneath the sherry. Well-integrated and mature — less explosively sherried than the 2013 but arguably more balanced
Palate
Rich, rounded, and sophisticated. Dark fruit (raisin, fig, black cherry), dark chocolate, orange marmalade, and warming spice from the sherry casks. The Yamazaki spirit's elegance provides lift and clarity — strawberry brightness cutting through sherry richness. Sandalwood and a whisper of incense from the spirit's character. Full-bodied with a creamy, coating mouthfeel. Espresso, cinnamon, and a hint of dried rose. More restrained and contemplative than the 2013 — maturity over spectacle
Finish
Long finish with dark chocolate, dried fruit, and espresso fading through sandalwood and gentle spice. Cleaner and more refined than the 2013, with less overt sweetness and more structural oak tannin. A connoisseur's sherry cask expression
Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.
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