Tasting - More tasing in Hakushu Distillery
Established in 1973,
白州 12yo 50% OB Hogshead 樽原酒
C: yellow gold
21 N: some orange peels, tangerine juice, a little medicine, some vanilla,佛手柑, citrus
22 T: medium, dry, good impact, tangerine juice, clean and soft
20 B: balanced, more tropical fruits come up after adding some water, citrus, sandal wood. Easy to drink
白州 12yo 50% OB Hogshead(Smoky) 樽原酒
C: light yellow
22 N: lightly smoke, some bacon, then some baked tangerine peels, followed by some flora, bloom some, green apple, then more white fruits, fragrant and elegant
21 T: light, smoky, dry, good impact, some tangerine peels
21 B: good balanced both for N&T, not any aroma striking, very smooth and light smoke, enjoyable!
白州 12yo 50% OB Sherry Cask 樽原酒
C: dark amber
22 N: rich, deep sherry, some chocolate, raisin, sweet cooked apple, a little winery,
22 T: medium, dry, good impact, rich and good extension, raisin, red grape
21 B: good balanced, a well-behaved sherry, that’s why it become the based-whisky
白州 1984 63% OB Hogshead 148Bts No.WJ41696
C: gold, rose gold
23 N: light sherry, a little smoky, bacon, some ripe tangerine, some longan, cherry, dry fruits
22 T: medium, dry and good impact, apricot, some beautiful oak
21 B: good balanced both for n & T, complexes, and elegant. It worth to take some time waiting..
白州 1989/2009 62% OB Sherry Cask C#9O50021 TWE 10th Anniversary
C: brown, dark amber, a little green at the edge
23 N: deep sherry, plum, ripe prune, winery black cherry, chestnut honey, followed by some dark toffee, chocolate, hint of match box
23 T: full, rounded, waxy, dry, very oil and creamy, plum, ripe and rich prune, chocolate, dry figs, some bitterness of orange peels, very good impact and powerful, very good texture
22 B: good balanced both for N & T. One dram is enough to enjoy this sherry monster, it really a fainted-sherry cask.
I want to taste your bonus one as well