Yamazaki Distillers Reserve

Classic Yamazaki strawberries and dried fruits with floral notes coming from the Mizunara cask whisky. Fragrant sandalwood and maybe coconut. Certainly, a whisky where you could get lost in its nose! The dried berries remain lively on the palate (it even develops some raspberry notes along the way), but they're dialed back a bit to make room for light oak, white peach and a small amount of spice. Vanilla lasts and lasts, with spicy but sweet cinnamon acting as a final flourish.