Okayama Triple Cask

Okayama Triple Cask

Official bottling 
Single malt - West Honshu 
Amber red
43% ABV
Dram

Nose: Raisins, vanilla, cream, orange peel, cloves, hints of cinder toffee. 
Mouthfeel: Light body, slippery, mouth coating, slightly astringent. 
Tasting:  Sweet. Cream, orange peel, cloves, marshmallows, raisins, cocoa nibs, black tea, hints of sandalwood. 
Finish: Short. Chinese angelica, orange peel, black tea, hints of strawberry jam, hints of camphor. 

Comments: 

Creamy and sherried, lots of classic notes here, but also with sandalwood and camphor. It’s not a typical Japanese whisky, except maybe for the clarity of flavour. One dram I’m very pleased to be able to try.

Verdict:

I like this.

Okayama Single Malt

Okayama Single Malt

Official bottling
Single malt - West Honshu
Lemon yellow
40% ABV
Dram

Nose: Lemon juice, elder flower, leather, nectarines, hints of orange blossom, hints of pink peppercorns. 
Mouthfeel: Light body, loose, airy, slippery. 
Tasting:  Sour. Lemon juice, rhubarb and custard sweets, nectarines, orange blossom, leather. 
Finish: Short. Rhubarb compote, nectarines, lemon zest, pink peppercorns. 

Comments: 

A new offering from the Miyashita distillery, which started distilling whisky in 2012. Tart, floral and spicy, very much so, even mouth puckeringly so. But there's a lot of fruit and leather, even a slight peatiness.

Verdict:

I like this.