Tasting note

Nose

Almonds, of that nice bitterness. Definitely also some earthy notes with lots of dark fruit. Not dry, but certainly not sweet either. Nicely balanced shall we call it. Rich aroma that positively impresses. hint of medicinal.

Taste

Lemons smouldering on a bbq on the beach. Lovely fresh smoke flavour with notes of ginger, vanilla, apple, cinnamon, smoke, and toasted sugar. What a special flavour. Our tasting panel is impressed.

Finish

Long, with again the cinnamon and ginger.

Extra information

This is the third edition in the W series. We previously had the Prologue W and the second in the Pot Still W series made with imported grain.

For this special edition, only barley malt from Japan is used. In addition, only Wash still W is used.

Not only is it a Single Malt Whisky, meaning it comes exclusively from one distillery, it also comes from one still. This is a unique method and is used exclusively at Shizuoka distillery for now. They call this Single Wash Still Whisky. This version is called the first edition, because now for the first time exclusively Japanese grain was used.

About the distillery

GAIAFLOW SHIZUOKA DISTILLERY is located in the protected mountain area of Shizuoka, known as Oku-Shizu, and lives in close harmony with nature.

The underground water of the Southern Alps, which feeds the earth of this area, flows into the Abe River before reaching Suruga Bay.

The water flowing under Oku-Shizu blesses the land and the distillery breathes in harmony with nature.

Surrounded by the region's seasonal microclimate, the GAIAFLOW SHIZUOKA DISTILLERY is also the first distillery ever to use Japanese cedar as its material.