Yamazakura New Born - American Bourbon 1st Fill, Cask No. 6226
Brand: Yamazakura | Category: Japanese Single Malt | ABV: 61% | Origin: Japan | Vol: 70cl

Intro/Heritage:
Imagine stumbling upon a secret in the forest, young, untamed, and brimming with promise. That’s the Yamazakura New Born. Drawn from a single American Bourbon 1st fill cask, this whisky captures the raw spirit of Asaka Distillery’s bold experimentation. It's not meant to be polished; it's meant to provoke.

Tasting Profile:
Nose: Like cracking open a caramel-glazed chestnut by a bonfire — sweet, smoky, with a tease of green apple.
Palate: A fierce burst of vanilla-soaked oak and toasted cereal — warm and waxy on the tongue, then it sharpens with a punch of citrus.
Finish: Bold and brazen. The oak lingers like a memory you can’t shake, while a trace of burnt sugar fades with heat.

Production Details:
Crafted in the Asaka Distillery, this cask-strength single malt was drawn from a 1st fill American bourbon barrel, a deliberate choice that amplifies both intensity and sweetness. Young, yes, but every sip is a declaration of the distillery’s daring approach to maturation and character building.

Perfect For:
For those nights when silence speaks louder than words. This is a pour for thinkers, for rebels, for evenings spent under city lights with Miles Davis playing low.

Expert Notes:
While it’s still considered a "new born," this bottle has stirred serious interest among collectors. Cask No. 6226 is part of a micro-batch release, rare, potent, and increasingly hard to find.

Customer Reviews:
🗨️ “Didn’t expect a young whisky to hit this hard — in the best way possible. A firecracker!”
🗨️ “Bold and beautiful. It’s like tasting ambition straight from the cask.”
🗨️ “I keep it hidden. Too good to share with casuals.”

Interesting Fact:
Yamazakura is produced by Sasanokawa Shuzo, a sake brewery that began experimenting with whisky over 80 years ago. This New Born reflects the rebirth of that legacy, now helmed by their small but fiercely innovative Asaka distillery.

Serving Suggestions:
Try it neat first then, just one drop of water. It’ll explode with coconut and spice. Avoid ice; it deserves your full attention.

Distillery Background:
Asaka Distillery is nestled in Fukushima, in the shadow of the Azuma mountains. Family-run, fiercely local, and quietly building a cult following, it’s the new name serious whisky collectors are whispering about. Yamazakura isn't just a label, it’s a statement of intent.