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Sakurao 1st Release Cask Strength, Bourbon, New American Oak & Sherry & Mizunara Cask, 2021, 50.5%
Sakurao

Sakurao 1st Release Cask Strength, Bourbon, New American Oak & Sherry & Mizunara Cask, 2021, 50.5%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 9
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Description

Sakurao Brewery and Distillery, founded in 1918 in Hiroshima Prefecture, began distilling malt whisky in 2017. This is their inaugural single malt release, the Sakurao 1st Release Cask Strength 2021. It was aged for 3 years in a combination of bourbon, new American oak, and sherry barrels, with a finish in Mizunara barrels. It is a cask strength expression distilled and matured on-site at the seaside distillery. [cite: 4, 5, description_candidates]

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Region
Hiroshima Prefecture
Age
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Vintage
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Bottled
2021
ABV
50.5%
Volume
70cl
Distillery
Sakurao
Origin
Japan
Cask type
Bourbon, New American Oak, Sherry, Mizunara
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Lightly Peated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
N.A
Cask origin
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Cask no.
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Batch
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PPM
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Barley
Overseas peated and non-peated malted barley
Fermentation
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Master distiller (bottling)
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Master distiller (distillation)
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Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
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Has box
Yes
Closure
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Presentation
Box
Series highlights
1st Release
Historical context
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Special release
Limited Edition
Allocation
On-trade markets
Nose
Ripe grapes, orange, bitter chocolate, sandalwood, active oak, gentle vanilla, sweet, smokey and salty notes.
Palate
Sweet vanilla essence, milk chocolate drops, subtle earthy smoke, chocolate raspberries, cherries, salinity, unique spices, moderate bitterness.
Finish
Medium to long, woody and smoky aftertaste, deep sweetness, mingling citrus fruits, salty sea air.
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