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Saburomaru V The Hierophant 4 Year Old, Bourbon Cask, 2025, 59%
Saburomaru

Saburomaru V The Hierophant 4 Year Old, Bourbon Cask, 2025, 59%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 24
Average Score
Avg 87
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Description

This release was bottled exclusively for the Mitsukoshi Isetan, Japan department store. A tiny Japanese distillery operation run by Wakatsuro Shuzo in Japan. Only operational in the summer months of July and August, it fills very few casks each year and most of that has historically been blended as the Sunshine brand, however single malt was bottled for the fist time beginning in 2013. Distillery ...

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Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - Mar 9, 2026SGD 648.74
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Cask type
Bourbon Cask
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Heavily Peated
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
N.A
PPM
50
Barley
Islay peated malt
Fermentation
4 days
Master distiller (bottling)
Takahiko Inagaki
Master distiller (distillation)
Takahiko Inagaki
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
180
Has box
Yes
Closure
Driven cork
Presentation
Box
Series highlights
Fifth release in the Tarot series
Historical context
N.A
Special release
Mitsukoshi Isetan exclusive
Allocation
Japan, Mitsukoshi Isetan
Nose
rich and oily with notes of seaweed, menthol, lemon zest and cured ham.
Palate
oily with notes of seaweed, smoke, lemon zest and a hint of black tea.
Finish
gentle with some peppery notes and a hint of menthol.
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