{"id":111662,"date":"2025-12-27T07:20:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T06:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.raschvin.com\/produkt\/nine-leaves-7-years-2018-small-batch-armagnac-cask-70-cl-59\/"},"modified":"2025-12-27T07:20:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T06:20:44","slug":"nine-leaves-7-years-2018-small-batch-armagnac-cask-70-cl-59","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.raschvin.com\/en\/product\/nine-leaves-7-years-2018-small-batch-armagnac-cask-70-cl-59\/","title":{"rendered":"Nine Leaves 7 Years 2018 Small Batch Armagnac Cask 70 cl. 59%"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"4065\" data-end=\"4479\">After working at <strong data-start=\"4082\" data-end=\"4105\">Chichibu Distillery<\/strong> alongside Ichiro Akuto, and following his advice, Yoshiharu Takeuchi equipped his own distillery, <strong data-start=\"4204\" data-end=\"4219\">Nine Leaves<\/strong>, with pot stills designed by the renowned Scottish firm <strong data-start=\"4276\" data-end=\"4289\">Forsyth\u2019s<\/strong> in Rothes (Speyside). The wash still is large and sturdy\u2014reminiscent of Chichibu\u2014while the spirit still is tall and slender with a long swan neck, evoking the Glenmorangie-style silhouette.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4481\" data-end=\"4812\">This release is a <strong data-start=\"4499\" data-end=\"4514\">small batch<\/strong> blended from <strong data-start=\"4528\" data-end=\"4553\">three 300-litre casks<\/strong> that previously held <strong data-start=\"4575\" data-end=\"4587\">Armagnac<\/strong>. It highlights the remarkable purity and layered complexity of the distillate: an airy, refined profile that moves gracefully through fruity, spicy, liqueur-like, herbal and floral sequences\u2014each more delicate than the last.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4814\" data-end=\"5187\"><strong data-start=\"4814\" data-end=\"4835\">Producer (brief):<\/strong> Nine Leaves was a Japanese micro-distillery founded by Yoshiharu Takeuchi in <strong data-start=\"4913\" data-end=\"4933\">Shiga Prefecture<\/strong>, near <strong data-start=\"4940\" data-end=\"4953\">Lake Biwa<\/strong> (close to Kyoto). It gained a strong reputation for uncompromising craftsmanship, very small batches, and its Forsyth\u2019s-built stills. The distillery stopped distilling in <strong data-start=\"5125\" data-end=\"5133\">2023<\/strong>, making remaining releases increasingly sought-after.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5189\" data-end=\"5496\"><strong data-start=\"5189\" data-end=\"5198\">Nose:<\/strong> Fine and airy. Juicy aromas of fresh pineapple, clove and lemon take centre stage immediately. It then grows more heady (cane flower), more supple (cane sugar) and more vanilla-led. Finally, eucalyptus and an incense-like \u201caromatic paper\u201d note add a lightly smoky, ember-like (empyreumatic) touch.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5498\" data-end=\"5524\"><strong data-start=\"5498\" data-end=\"5509\">Colour:<\/strong> Golden yellow.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5526\" data-end=\"5779\"><strong data-start=\"5526\" data-end=\"5537\">Palate:<\/strong> Elegant and slender. Fruit returns (lemon, pear), while the profile also charges through bright, fresh vegetal and herbaceous territory\u2014cane fields, freshly cut hay and reed-like notes. With time, cane syrup spreads gently across the palate.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5781\" data-end=\"6009\"><strong data-start=\"5781\" data-end=\"5792\">Finish:<\/strong> Delicate and long, closely linked to the palate and inviting you back to the fresh pineapple from the first nose. The after-aroma is especially suave\u2014honeyed (acacia), mentholated, and softly infused with lemon balm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pure Single Japanese Rum<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":111678,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rs_blank_template":"","rs_page_bg_color":"","slide_template_v7":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[989,4633,9226],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-111662","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-rom-en","7":"product_cat-premium-aged-en","8":"product_cat-alternative-rum-types","9":"pa_land-japan-en","10":"pa_procent-59-en","11":"pa_producent-nine-leaves","12":"pa_traefad-armagnac","13":"pa_volume-70-en-2","15":"first","16":"instock","17":"taxable","18":"shipping-taxable","19":"purchasable","20":"product-type-simple"},"bundled_by":[],"bundle_stock_status":"instock","bundle_stock_quantity":null,"bundle_virtual":false,"bundle_layout":"","bundle_add_to_cart_form_location":"","bundle_editable_in_cart":false,"bundle_sold_individually_context":"","bundle_item_grouping":"","bundle_min_size":"","bundle_max_size":"","bundle_price":[],"bundled_items":[],"bundle_sell_ids":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raschvin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/111662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raschvin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raschvin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raschvin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/111678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raschvin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raschvin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=111662"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raschvin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=111662"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raschvin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=111662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}