Kura Pure Malt Rum Barrel Japanese Whisky Margaux

Kura Pure Malt Rum Barrel Japanese Whisky MargauxHelios Distillery in Okinawa Japan has been known for producing rums and awamori for a few decades. Little do people know that they've been distilling their own whisky for a while and use their rum casks to finish this unique line of new blended whisky. NOSE Toasted oak to the fore, before a kick of green apple and spiced mango chutney. PALATE Tangy orange and lemon, followed by a touch of menthol. Still quite smoky. FINISH Burnt sugar, stewed pears

Three cask matured for at least ten years in bourbon barrels

Reminiscent of smoke

It carries its own light

American white oak casks

It embodies the delicate and racy style that is characteristic of Riesling grown in the slate-soil vineyards of the Mosel valley

Delightfully complex with notes of vanilla bean

Selective use of these casks provides a smooth

which leads to gentle notes of pineapple

It offers a harmonious balance

integrity and craftsmanship

Gold - SF Chronicle Wine Comp

they fell into disuse bigger and more cost effective barrels became the norm