{"product_id":"yamazakura-blended-whisky","title":"SP16 Yamazakura Blended Whisky","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eProduced by Sasanokawa Shuzo — a distiller with roots stretching back to 1765 in Koriyama, Fukushima, and whisky-making since 1946 — Yamazakura is a blend of malt and grain whiskies matured in ex-bourbon barrels at the modern Asaka Distillery, which opened in 2016. The nose opens with soft vanilla, orange blossom, and gentle earthy oak, giving way to fresh orchard fruit, salted-caramel biscuit, and greengage plum on the palate, with honey and toasted nuts rounding things out. The finish is medium in length, rich in vanilla, and smoothly warm — no age statement here, in keeping with the distillery's philosophy of letting the whisky speak for itself rather than a technical sheet. Bottled at 40% ABV, it's an accessible, versatile pour equally suited to sipping neat, on the rocks, or built into a highball.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eABOUT THE NAME\u003cbr\u003eYamazakura is a portmanteau of two Japanese words: yama, meaning \"mountain,\" and sakura, meaning \"cherry blossom\" — a nod to the ephemeral beauty the cherry tree represents in Japanese culture. It's a fitting name for a whisky from a distillery with centuries of sake and shochu heritage behind it, now turning that same craftsmanship toward whisky.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSTYLE BLENDED JAPANESE WHISKY\u003cbr\u003eAGE STATEMENT NAS (NO AGE STATEMENT)\u003cbr\u003eCASK MATURED IN EX-BOURBON BARRELS\u003cbr\u003ePRODUCER SASANOKAWA SHUZO, ASAKA DISTILLERY, FUKUSHIMA\u003cbr\u003eSPECIAL NOTES SASANOKAWA SHUZO HAS PRODUCED SAKE AND SHOCHU SINCE 1765; WHISKY PRODUCTION BEGAN IN 1946, WITH THE MODERN ASAKA DISTILLERY OPENING IN 2016\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sasanokawa Shuzo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47967246975206,"sku":"SPT-093","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0781\/2697\/3158\/files\/SPT-093-web.jpg?v=1783690785","url":"https:\/\/dcsake.com\/products\/yamazakura-blended-whisky","provider":"DC Sake","version":"1.0","type":"link"}