Amahagan - Chozya Malt Whisky Edition No.3, 47%

Amahagan

Amahagan Nagahama Malt Whisky Edition No.3, Mizunara Wood Finish, 47%

Type : Blended malt whisky
Bottled : 2019
Cask : Mizunara Wood finish
Strength : 47% vol.
Content : 700ml

Nagahama is known as Japan's smallest whisky distillery, producing such a small volume that they must blend their own distilled whisky with imported whiskies to meet market demand.
Edition No. 3 from Nagahama has gained considerable attention, especially for its Mizunara wood finishing, which helped it win the 2020 WWA Best Japanese Blended Malt.
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Online tasting note for reference:

Nose:
Sweet and complex. Malt sweetness from NAGAHAMA new-make. Orange, red apple. As time passes, the characteristics of Mizunara, fragrant wood flavor reveal. Caramel and sweet oak.

Palate:
Brown sugar, baked orange cake. After that, bitterness like dark chocolate gradually spreads in your mouth.

Finish:
Long. Crisp citrus and warmness oak and bitterness dark chocolate.