The Akkeshi Kanro The Peated / 55%/ 0.7l

Akkeshi Distillery is an investment by Tokyo-based company Kenten Jisuguyo, which deals, among other things, in the distribution of alcoholic beverages.

The distillery is located on the island of Hokkaido, in a remote area covered in marshes and peat bogs, and the local climate is similar to that of Islay. The distillery is equipped with two Scotch-made stills and can produce 300,000 litres of distillate per year. Akkeshi first distilled in October 2016, its first single malt, Akkeshi Sarorunkamuy, debuted in February 2020. The Akkeshi Kenro ("kenro" means "cool dew"), presented here, hit the market a few months later. The whisky was distilled from barley malted with local peat and aged in bourbon, sherry, wine and Mizunara oak barrels. The edition consisted of 15,000 bottles.

Aroma: smoky and hospital, iodine, salty breeze, toffee, vanilla, cinnamon, a handful of fresh herbs, hay, smoked plums and a trace of strawberries.

Taste: pleasantly balanced, dark chocolate, toffee, black pepper, a pinch of vanilla salt, herbal blend and a blast of peat smoke.

Finish : medium long, smoky, with notes of caramel, honey, white pepper, iodine, oak and a bit of fruity sweetness.