Nose: It’s a peated whisky or at least there is a decent portion of peated malt in the blend. Iodine, earthy peat, mushrooms, stove pipes. Candied pears, green apples, orange peels, chocolate, lychees. After a few months a sherry note.
Palate: Would you like some chocolate with that peat? 70% cocoa dark chocolate, lychees, peanut brittle, sour mango, candied oranges, iodine, brine.
Finish: Brine, chocolate, cocoa powder, macadamia’s, custard, earthy peat, candied oranges then mint chocolate.
Last Word: Easy going peated whisky. Research indicates the peated malt portion of the blend is homegrown Saburomaru whisky and the grain element sourced from outside of Japan. Pretty decent actually!
Rating: 84/100
*Note: So what’s the connection between this bottling and Harry Crane from Mad Men? Nothing obvious as far as I can tell. The connection between the distillery and the name is the following Japanese Company, Harry Cranes. Even then I’m not sure what rice crackers have to do with whisky though it is a marketing avenue to spread your name.
How much is the bottle?
Thank you.
I paid about Y5,400 after local tax removed
Any info where can I buy in Sapporo Area. I will be vacationing there this December. Also suggestions where I can buy other japanese whisky in the area with decent prices.
Thank you.
Was bottled for one of the department stores I can’t remember which. Japanese Whisky at decent prices!!!! I know this is a serious question but generally no such thing these days.
You could try here
https://maltheads.net/
and here
https://www.biccamera.com/bc/i/shop/shoplist/shop015.jsp
For bars try here
https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1AWFC_enAU753AU753&sxsrf=ACYBGNTp8rjQA7xl-1wRXLjbiuBkS0DlfQ:1565342851138&q=Sapporo+whisky+bars&npsic=0&rflfq=1&rlha=0&rllag=43054870,141354812,95&tbm=lcl&ved=2ahUKEwj9xN_EvPXjAhWz8HMBHQmqCGcQjGp6BAgKED4&tbs=lrf:!2m1!1e2!2m1!1e3!3sIAE,lf:1,lf_ui:9&rldoc=1#rlfi=hd:;si:;mv:!1m2!1d43.0566633!2d141.35613870000003!2m2!1d43.053971!2d141.3460349!3m12!1m3!1d1305.8293168913744!2d141.35108680000002!3d43.05531715!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i236!2i86!4f13.1;tbs:lrf:!2m1!1e2!2m1!1e3!3sIAE,lf:1,lf_ui:9
or head out to Yoichi distillery where you may be able to try some stuff not available to the general public
https://www.nikka.com/eng/agecheck/permission.html?href=https://www.nikka.com/eng/distilleries/yoichi/