Onikishi Sakura Cherry Blossom Edition Blended Japanese Whisky

Onikishi Sakura Cherry Blossom Edition Blended Japanese Whisky is the cherry-blossom-cask expression from Milestone's Onikishi range, a blended whisky produced in Japan's Hyogo Prefecture and bottled at 86 proof (43% ABV). Time in sakura wood is what you taste as honey blossom, geranium, and cherry on the palate. It is a weeknight pour — neat, over ice, or in a highball.

Honey blossom, geranium, and violet open the glass, then manuka honey, vanilla, and cherry fill a silky sip with lemon verbena and cedar. The finish is sweet-tart, with lemongrass and honey and a light smoky close. It drinks floral and lightly astringent, built for people who want fragrance in the glass.