Product description
MaEn The Perfect Circle is a Japanese premium blended whisky advertised as a "great modern dram".
It is produced by Shiki Shuzo Corporation for Perfect Circle Whisky Company. Shiki Shuzo, in turn, is a producer of modern alcoholic beverages, relying mainly on Japanese suppliers. MaEn is a blend of double and triple distilled malt and grain whiskies, aged in American oak barrels for three to five years. The author of the graphic design is Japanese calligraphy artist Juju Kurihara; and its main motif is a circle, a sacred symbol of Zen Buddhism originally called Ensō.
Aroma: mild, fruity, cherries, peaches, oranges, bananas, honey, vanilla, sugared peanuts, notes of allspice and oak.
Palate : honey, vanilla, sweet bread, apricots, peaches, greengages, orange peel, licorice, roasted nuts and almonds and oak.
Finish : medium long, with notes of vanilla, honey, ripe fruit, white pepper, lemongrass and a fleeting trace of smoke.