SABUROMARU IV The Emperor
三郎丸 Ⅳ
Highland peat at 50 ppm, wooden washbacks and ZEMON define Saburomaru's smoky house style at 48%.
Depth built through fermentation and distillation, not smoke alone.
Highland-peated malt at 50 ppm is fermented in Douglas-fir washbacks and distilled through the cast-metal ZEMON still. Maturation is predominantly in bourbon casks for about four years, followed by bottling at natural colour without chill filtration.
Wooden washbacks
Douglas-fir washbacks support fermentation that builds depth in the spirit.
ZEMON
The cast-metal pot still brings texture between peat and fruit.
Bottled at 48%
The strength preserves smoke, fruit and oak; natural colour and non-chill filtered.
Peat at the core, supported by fruit and weight.
Saburomaru's peat leads, layered with ripe fruit, malt sweetness and bourbon-cask vanilla. Smoke defines the profile while the palate retains weight and smoothness.
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.
Four directions built on peat, ripe fruit and bourbon-cask vanilla, from a 48% single malt
The food affinities for SABUROMARU IV The Emperor are not official pairings from the maker, but a reading drawn from the characteristics recorded on this page. Four directions are built around the peat that defines its outline, the ripe fruit and malt sweetness beneath it, the bourbon-cask vanilla, and the weight and smoothness the whisky keeps through the finish.
A single malt’s peat, fruit and cask character take shape together during fermentation, distillation and maturation, echoing a dish’s own smoke, sweetness and richness. What follows is a structural reading built on that overlap, not a recommendation from the distillery.
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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Matched to the standard 48% expression.
Matched to the standard 48% expression.
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