1 BOTTLE X 70cl. 

59% vol.

Nine Leaves 2020 5 Y.O. Ex-Sherry PX Small Batch 59% ABV

This Nine Leaves is part of an exceptional series from the distillery founded in 2013 by Yoshiharu Takeuchi in the Japanese city of Otsu.

At Nine Leaves, Yoshiharu did everything himself, from moving barrels to bottling; then, at the end of 2023, he decided to close the distillery. A few months later, the entire stock of aging rums and the last batch of white rums were purchased by La Maison & Velier, continuing an extraordinary and evolving legacy.

The raw materials used to make Nine Leaves rums are also exceptional: pure water from an underground spring and Kokuto sugar from the Okinawa archipelago. Fermentation lasts approximately four days, while distillation takes place in two Forsyth's Scottish pot stills: the first inspired by Chichibu and the second in the Glenmorangie style, with a great balance that enhances the aromatic complexity. Once distilled, the rums are aged in different types of casks, in two different locations: a warehouse subject to significant temperature fluctuations and an abandoned mine, with high humidity and very low temperatures.

This small batch is composed of two 400-liter casks that previously held Pedro Ximénez sherry, aged for five years.

The nose is refined and deep, with hints of cocoa, ginger, and apricot that evolve into beeswax, oak, and varnish. The palate is generous, rich with notes of orange, peach, dried fruit, cardamom, vanilla, and a touch of coconut milk. The finish is elegant and soft, with nuances of sugar cane, lavender, ginger and kumquat, which harmonize with verbena, chamomile and licorice.