SABUROMARU Far Eastof Peat 6th Batch
ZEMON-distilled Saburomaru malt from 2020 meets peated Scotch malt, layering two traditions of smoke at 50%.
Bringing together peated malt from Japan and Scotland.
This 100% malt whisky blends peated Saburomaru malt distilled through ZEMON in 2020 with peated malt from Scotland. Age and cask composition are not disclosed.
Saburomaru 2020
ZEMON-distilled peated malt from Toyama forms the weighty core of the blend.
Scotch malt
Peated Scotch malt contributes coastal smoke and added depth.
Bottled at 50%
The strength keeps smoke, oiliness and oak clearly defined.
Coastal smoke, an oily palate and dark chocolate.
Coastal smoke and driftwood meet nuts, marshmallow, cinnamon and grapefruit. Oily malt, vanilla, dark chocolate and pepper follow, ending long on cocoa and dying embers.
Choose the serve to match the profile.
Neat
Follow the smoke, fruit and oak as they unfold in sequence.
A few drops of water
Water reveals sweetness and texture beneath the peat.
Highball
Soda keeps the smoke defined while extending the finish.
Toward coastal smoke and dark chocolate, in a bold direction
The pairing of ZEMON-distilled Toyama peated malt (2020) with Scotch peated malt is explained on this page, but no food pairing is stated. The four directions below are read from the recorded aroma and taste structure. Three threads run through it: a bold coastal smoke and driftwood aroma; a spread of nuts, marshmallow and grapefruit that carries both sweetness and bitterness; and a long finish running from oily malt through dark chocolate to cocoa.
Food-pairing literature describes combining a smoky aroma with sweet fruit or cocoa richness as a distinct approach to harmony. The bold smoke and oiliness that come from combining peated malt from two regions tend to read as running the same construction as dishes with a firm aroma and structure.
A Toyama distillery built around a clear smoky signature.
Wakatsuru Saburomaru Distillery has made whisky since 1952. Its work centres on peated malt and ZEMON, the cast-metal pot still, seeking spirit with fruit and depth rather than smoke alone.
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