sasnokawa yamazakura pure malt asaka new born single cask 17701In 2017, Yamazakura's new distillery released 10 different new pots (the distillate has not yet been aged for three years and is not yet eligible to be called whisky) single casks. This bottling is cask 17701. Only 642 bottles were produced at cask strength 62. 2%. The distillate was aged in an Old Oloroso Sherry Butt First Fill cask from March 16, 2017, to June 27, 2017. It didn't take a day until all the bottlings were sold out.