Akashi Red Japanese Blended Whisky

The Akashi is light and mildly sweet, exhibiting very stereotypical notes from the ex-bourbon cask maturation. Being a relatively young spirit, it doesn’t seem to have fully acquired those robust flavours, but does highlight some of those prominent notes that are associated with American Oak maturation. The expression does however have an unorthodox, silky, oily-like texture that is more rounded than most 12 YO spirits and the flavours strike the palate after a slight pause which also seemed quite intriguing. This expressions fails to offer much variety, exhibiting a very limited range of flavours; and as is the case with most Japanese whiskies they do tend to command more.