This time, I would like to introduce the whiskey that I purchased in July 2024 as usual every month.
The whiskey purchased in June 2024 is ``here』
1st: Saburomaru IV The EMPEROR
I managed to purchase Saburomaru IV.
This time we are using ZEMON distilled + Highland peat.
I was able to drink it at a bar before I bought it, and I thought it was delicious, with yellow fruit and earthy peat from the Highlands, so I decided to buy it.
Last time's Ⅲ was Islay's peat, so I think it would be interesting to compare it with Ⅳ.
If you have one, I'm sure you've already tried it, and if you don't have one, try it out at a bar.
I also drank the cask strength type at a bar, but I got the impression that the cask strength type had a stronger flavor than the water-added type.
Personally, I think cask strength is better, so if you see it at a bar or at a whiskey event, give it a try.
2nd: Blossoms Glen Moray 1995
This is a bottle distilled in 1995 and aged for 28 years.
Recently, 2007 and 2008 have been famous as the best years for Glen Moray, but I think the wheat flavor and white flowery elements will take over until the wine is aged for around 15 years.
I think as it ages over 20 years, it becomes more fruity and flowery, and black tea-like elements start to emerge.
I thought it expressed exactly that and it would be delicious to drink at a bar, so I searched various liquor stores and managed to purchase it.
I think it will be difficult to purchase from now on, but if you see it at a bar, please give it a try.
3rd: Mitake Crazy vv
This is a private bottle of Crazy vv, a company that operates liquor stores and online shops.
The only information we know is that the barrel number is No. 213 and the age is 3 years.
There is no mention of Solera, but the Mitake Distillery has started using seasoning in some areas from 2022, so I think this distillation was in 2022 or 2021, so I think it was aged in Solera sherry barrels.
The rest is single cask, cask strength, and has an alcohol content of 56.7%.
What is noteworthy is the price, which is 9,900 yen per bottle.
This is a pre-sale item with a simple label, so I was able to purchase it at a slightly lower price.
The regular version with the official label will be on sale from August 2nd for 11,000 yen each.
It's still pretty cheap though.
By the way, the official version has 43% water and costs about 14,000 yen.
Normally, private bottles (single cask) would cost more than official bottles, but for some reason they are cheaper.
The official version comes in a nice wooden box, so I wonder if there is a fee for the wooden box. . ?
For the same price, Hasegawa Saketen's private bottle is also on sale for 11,000 yen.
However, this does not mean that all private bottles are cheaper than the official ones.
T&T has released a Mitake private bottle, which costs about 21,000 yen.
T&T has a solid label attached to it, so I wonder if they have to pay for the label. . ?
So, I'm curious about the reason for this price difference. .
I thought it might be cheap or taste bad, so I opened the bottle and tried it.
The aroma is raisin, soup-like nuances, grassy, and has a young feel.
As for the taste, you can feel the bitterness of raisins, nuts, and 90% cacao chocolate, and you can feel the connection with the official (Mitake-like).
I think adding water will make it look more official.
I don't care if it's cheap or tastes bad, but I think it's worth it if you can get this taste at this price.
It's cheap, and I personally recommend purchasing this rather than buying the official one.
Closing Thoughts
Glen Moray has a good price, so I ended up paying a fair amount, but I think the number of bottles I bought was modest compared to other months.
I think the bottlers that became a hot topic were many of the 100,000 class bottles released, such as Komaspi's Bowmore and Granblue's Aira released by Shinanoya.
I was aiming for these, but as expected, I lost in the early push/lottery, so this is how I settled.
I've added too many bottles, so I'm now prioritizing consumption.
So, I think it would be ideal to buy around 50,000 yen if possible, with the same purchasing method and quantity as this month, such as one long-ripened bottle and one or two Japanese or short- to medium-ripened bottlers.
That said, I will continue to purchase something in August.
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