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White Oak Akashi Shin Select Reserve
White Oak Akashi

White Oak Akashi Shin Select Reserve

Whiskey Blended Hyogo No age statement 40% ABV
$$ $30 to $50 Everyday Average whiskey
12 reviews raw average 3.52

About this bottle

Limited to just one or two months out of the year, whisky making takes a back seat at the White Oak Distillery in favor of the production of schochu, sake, umeshu, and wine during the rest of the year. Many of their whisky releases are young, aged less than 8 years, but benefit from the distillery's access to interesting casks. This particular expression has only aged around 5 years but has aged in Konara oak (Quercus Serrata) casks used to age the distillery's shochu, along with ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks. It is bottled at 40% ABV.

Reviews

Showing the most detailed of 4 parsed reviews.

DavidCeulemans 2.5

A good friend of mine was gifted three bottles of whisky for his birthday. This Akashi Select Reserve, a Bulleit Bourbon and a Tomation Single Malt. As he wanted to share a few drams, we decided to keep a small tasting. I suggested to keep the order I listed them above, as I suspected them to build up in taste that way. We started with this Japanese whisky without huge expectations. With a rather faint nose, the palate was fine, but nothing impressive. We found a bit of oak, some herbs but the aftertaste was short and slightly oily. We both agreed that this was a nice starter, but nothing more.

jdbuhangin 3.0

Very sweet, a little spicy, finish is brief. Smooth, goes down quite easy. Not a lot of alcohol content in a dram. Nose is welcoming.

Romedrinksthings 4.0

Smooth seems to be an Akashi trademark but this comes out with a little more spice.

Thomas Woeste 3.3

Not much flavor but not harsh either. Just OK.

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