Named for the Japanese word meaning ‘cherry blossom viewing at night’, the Grand Yozakura has spent a long 29-year slumber maturing in American and European Oak casks at the Glenfiddich distillery, before being finished in 25 ultra-rare Awamori casks for six months – Awamori being a spirit made from long grain indica rice, indigenous to the southern region of Okinawa, Japan. A limited edition bottling, it is presented in a gorgeously decorated floral box, complete with a hanko stamp engraved bespoke stopper. Bottled at 45.1% abv.
Expect notes of caramelised almonds, oak, cinnamon and a distinctive herbal kick on the nose. On the palate we find flavours of toasted oak, creamy vanilla and silky tannins. Bursts of spice and sherbet lemons with green apple. The finish is long, with a lasting oak note.
