Tastes

Nose: Full frontal sugar rush that combines Maple syrup and vanilla with a pop of cinnamon. Palate: A lathering warm embrace by notes of caramel and vanilla followed by an exhale of mild fruit and spice. General: A great bourbon for the whiskey tasting nights with friends and family.

Nose: Like waving your hand toward your nose to smell a freshly popped jar of prunes, plums, pommagranite and cherry jam. Afternotes of vanilla, dark chocolate and mild coffee grinds. Pallette: Mild intro to vanilla with a pop of sweet port wine. The taste comes and goes quickly with a short after flavor of cherries. Very subtle alcohol. General: Sadly it lacks the spice of a true rye. Very much a whiskey version of port wine that would work well with desserts and possibly cigars.

Nose: A sharp stab to the olfactory if brought to close to the nostrils but from a distance, you get a very smooth and soft vanilla carmel followed by rolling fruits like apricot, dried mandarin peels and gentle cinnamon. Pallette: Has a lasting but distinct vanilla, mature D'Anjou pear, banana, and apricot fruit blend. General: A lathering smoothness followed by a slowely dissapaiting warmth in the gullet. Has a golden honey color that matches the medium body and balanced flavors and aromas. As a newbie to Japenese whiskeys, it's a damn good one for me.