Shizuoka 2017 Op.4 - Kingfisher & Ayu
| Category | JAPANESE |
| Distillery | Shizuoka |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 2017 |
| Bottled Year | 2021 |
| Age | - |
| Cask Type | Ex-bourbon octave cask |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 58.5% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Shizuoka |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
full gold
air Nose
just the right amounts of acetone, nail polish remover, black olives, rotting fruits (right, fermenting fruits) and sponge cake. Very high-definition, yet with a wonderful small tertiary/dirty side, as expected (Japanese friends, please don't take umbrage when I use the word 'dirty'!) . With water: sweet mustard, manzanilla and Cuban cigars
restaurant Palate
absolutely perfect, you do not even need to factor this baby's age. Granted, there are perhaps a few too many oak spices, which is normal in this context, but these lovely tobacco-y, varnishy and slightly buttery (buttercream) notes are awesome. I've heard tobacco ice cream did exist; well I haven't tried that yet but I would imagine that would taste like this wee Shizuoka. With water: gets sweeter. A little more oak coming through,
timer Finish
long, with some oaky sourness, more tobacco, more green pepper too, propolis, resins… The bitterish finish might be this baby's marginally weaker spot