Massan
Week 15: "We meet, only to part"
Episode 87 (1/14/2015)
RECAP:
Massan and Ellie receive a package from Kumatora in Yoichi. It's a wooden box filled with Hokkaido apples. Massan is reminded of his time in Hokkaido and tells Ellie that he would really like to go back someday.
Massan is still struggling with his whisky blending but has finally come up with a blend that he feels has very little smoke flavor. However, once he has Mr. Kamoi try the blend, Mr. Kamoi still tells him that it has too much of a smokey flavor. Massan just accepts his opinion but Eichiro says that they cannot do any better than this blend. Massan says that he will make the malt whisky without using peat.
Later that day, Massan stops by Kohinobori on his way home and Haru and Catherine try to chat with him and he acts normal as if nothing was wrong. However, Catherine notices that he is not his usual self and begins to worry.
One day at work, Massan brings some malt that he had dried without using any peat and Eichiro is surprised by its lack of smoky aroma. In the next few days they try to use the newly dried malt and Eichiro ask Massan if this is really okay with him but Massan just continues the distillation process.
Massan and Eichiro taste the whisky after it has finished distilling and find that has no aroma or richness to it. Eichiro asks how he made this and Massan says that it has been diluted. This surprises Eichiro as he is concerned about whether this is really okay.
They have everyone including Mr. Kamoi and Mr. Kurosawa try the new whisky and everyone says that this whisky is delicious and much easier to drink, telling Massan that he did a good job this time. Massan thanks them but Eichiro is still not satisfied with this outcome.
Massan is still struggling with his whisky blending but has finally come up with a blend that he feels has very little smoke flavor. However, once he has Mr. Kamoi try the blend, Mr. Kamoi still tells him that it has too much of a smokey flavor. Massan just accepts his opinion but Eichiro says that they cannot do any better than this blend. Massan says that he will make the malt whisky without using peat.
Later that day, Massan stops by Kohinobori on his way home and Haru and Catherine try to chat with him and he acts normal as if nothing was wrong. However, Catherine notices that he is not his usual self and begins to worry.
One day at work, Massan brings some malt that he had dried without using any peat and Eichiro is surprised by its lack of smoky aroma. In the next few days they try to use the newly dried malt and Eichiro ask Massan if this is really okay with him but Massan just continues the distillation process.
Massan and Eichiro taste the whisky after it has finished distilling and find that has no aroma or richness to it. Eichiro asks how he made this and Massan says that it has been diluted. This surprises Eichiro as he is concerned about whether this is really okay.
They have everyone including Mr. Kamoi and Mr. Kurosawa try the new whisky and everyone says that this whisky is delicious and much easier to drink, telling Massan that he did a good job this time. Massan thanks them but Eichiro is still not satisfied with this outcome.
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