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Shibui Nokoribi 10 year old Kara Pure Malt, 48%

Price: 160 Issue: Winter 2022 Reviewer: Jonny McCormick Category: Japanese Whisky

Fully rounded smoky notes from the peat, although not medicinal, but rather with some maritime coastal character, a little barbecue smoke, crab claws, and sand dunes. Sweet melon, fresh apricot, peat smoke, and chalky Love Hearts to taste, this has punchy ground ginger and pepper, then the fruit begins to fade, leaving vanilla biscuits, grapefruit, and a little nuttiness at the end.