Komagatake – Minami Shinshu Beer IPA Cask Finish Single Cask Single Malt (70cl, 59%)

This is a single cask Japanese single malt from Komagatake, bottled at 59% abv in a 700ml bottle. Only 217 bottles were filled. The spirit was distilled in February and March 2016 and bottled in October 2019, after 3.5 years of maturation. It matured in an ex-Bourbon barrel and was then moved to an IPA beer cask for the finish. It is lightly peated, at 3.5ppm. The nose shows fresh citrus, and the palate is slightly bitter.