{"product_id":"yamazaki","title":"Yamazakura Asaka \"The First\" Japanese Single Malt","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYamazakura Asaka \"The First\" Japanese Single Malt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLaunched in December 2019, this is the \u003cstrong\u003efirst release \u003c\/strong\u003efrom the Asaka Distillery which is owned by Sasanokawa Shuzo. Established in 2015 with the first distillation in 2016, the Asaka Distillery sits on the site where several casks of Hanyu were temporarily stored by Ichiro Akuto san (with the help of Sasanokawa Shuzo at the start of Ichiro san's famous whisky journey). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTASTING NOTES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAppearance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Pale straw colored.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNose:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oak, wax, citrus, honey, ginger, a bit simple.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePalate\u003c\/strong\u003e: Lemon cream, vanilla, ginger, heather honey. Sweet and simple.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinish\u003c\/strong\u003e: Honey and pepper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith Wate\u003c\/strong\u003er: Softer, sweeter, fruitier.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOverall\u003c\/strong\u003e: Quite sweet and tasty but very simple overall. Seems to be bourbon barrels. Somehow reminds me of an all-malt Cutty Sark.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBOTTLE DESCRIPTION\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhiskybase ID\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eWB142878\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCategory\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eSingle Malt\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDistillery\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"whisky-distillery-list\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.whiskybase.com\/whiskies\/distillery\/85333\/sasanokawa-shuzo\"\u003eSasanokawa Shuzo\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt class=\"small-list-hide\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBottler\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd class=\"small-list-hide\"\u003eDistillery Bottling\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt class=\"small-list-hide\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBottled\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd class=\"small-list-hide\"\u003e2019\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt class=\"small-list-hide\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCalculated age\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd class=\"small-list-hide\"\u003e03 years old\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt class=\"small-list-hide\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of bottles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd class=\"small-list-hide\"\u003e1500\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt class=\"small-list-hide\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStrength\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd class=\"small-list-hide\"\u003e50.0 % Vol.\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt class=\"small-list-hide\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd class=\"small-list-hide\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whisky-bottle default\"\u003e700 ml\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt class=\"small-list-hide\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBarcode\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd class=\"small-list-hide\"\u003e4973373500087\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e","brand":"Yamazakura","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50073145999677,"sku":"","price":315.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/1276\/8573\/files\/yamazakura-asaka-the-first-700ml.jpg?v=1743268075","url":"https:\/\/www.porterslux.com.au\/vi\/products\/yamazaki","provider":"Porters Lux","version":"1.0","type":"link"}