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Akashi Ghost Series #18 Heavily Peated 3 Year Old, First Fill Bourbon Cask #101857 & 101858, 2018, Stefan van Eycken, 62%
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Akashi Ghost Series #18 Heavily Peated 3 Year Old, First Fill Bourbon Cask #101857 & 101858, 2018, Stefan van Eycken, 62%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 17
Average Score
Avg 89
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Description

This is the eighteenth in the Yoshitorshi Ghost Series, a selection of rare Japanese whiskies from Stefan Van Eycken, a whisky enthusiast and author of Whisky Rising: The Definitive Guide to the Finest Whiskies and Distillers of Japan. Each bottle in the collection features a Yukiyo-e artwork from Yoshitoshi's New Forms of 36 Ghosts. This heavily-peated edition was matured in two first fill bourbon casks.

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Cask type
Bourbon Cask
Bottling
Independent Bottling - Stefan van Eycken
Peated
Heavily Peated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
101857 & 101858
Batch
N.A
PPM
50
Barley
Scotland
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
631
Has box
Yes
Closure
Driven Cork
Presentation
Box
Series highlights
18th expression in the Yoshitorshi Ghost Series
Historical context
N.A
Special release
Curated by Stefan van Eycken and Hideo Yamaoka
Allocation
Japan
Nose
Smoked mackerel at first, bonfire with water, pickled burdock, Jerusalem artichoke, smoked ham. But gradually delicate flowers, grass, orchard fruits, sun-dried tatami mats, and potato skins emerge-complex but well-balanced.
Palate
Sweet (custard and toasted marshmallows) with nutty (hazelnuts, brazil nuts) attacks, followed by smoky and appetizing features (gobo soup, grilled zucchini). Watering brings out the sweetness, but it loses some complexity.
Finish
Refreshing but sweet, with lemon curd, tarte tatin, candied grapefruit rind, white pepper, and a touch of Japanese pepper, followed by a faint smoke.
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