Tastes

Aroma: maple syrup/brown sugar, fair amount of heat that opens up brilliantly to some baking spice. Flavor: sweet and really rich, molasses and oak finish it off. Overall: I was surprised at how much I liked this, it's sweet for sure but has a decent amount of oak and spice to bring a little balance

aroma: cherry, honey, molasses, oak. not as strong as expected flavor: spice hits up front and then really mellows into honey, cherry and finishs with oak and some barrel spice. medium long finish overall: a little more muted than what i expected for the proof. Does not live up to the hype but still quite good nonetheless and very drinkable

Aroma: brown sugar, vanilla, and a touch of cinnamon and cherry. Very pleasant but not jumping out of the glass Flavor: spice up front with cinnamon leading the way, fades into sweet vanilla and oak with a very light bitterness. Finish hangs around for a while. Overall: Very rich and bold on the tongue, I wish it had a little stronger aroma but still very good.

Aroma: initially a lot of ethenol but as it opens it's maple syrup and pancakes jumping out of the glass! Flavor: very mapley and heavily influenced by the black strap molasses. Really sweet and not much complexity at all and a very quick finish. Overall: this is not for me, tastes artificial and too sweet. So many things I would rather have for any price point

Aroma: Not a whole lot going on. Mostly sweet corn and a hint of cherry Flavor: Surprisingly packs a bit of a punch for it's proof. A lot more going on than the aroma. Sweetness is still there but has a rye kick and a hint of peanut. Had an almost bitter oak finish which unfortunately didn't last long. Overall: I tasted this blind and was surprised to hear it was 86 proof! Solid value pour

aroma: pears, honey, briney, a bit funky and smokey flavor: pears and honey leads to smoke and barrel spice. Has a finish that lingers and leaves the tongue tingling overall: one of the better Japanese whiskeys I've had and could compete with a lot of great scotches of equal value

aroma: hot, cherry, oak, cinnamon, as it opens some ripe fruit flavor: very little burn, bitter oak hint of cinnamon overall: the aroma is quite nice but the palate is a bit of a let down as the flavors are turned down from what you would expect from the aroma

aroma: extremely nutty like opening a bag of peanut with shells, oak is there but not as much as you would expect also a hint of vanilla flavor: nutty, nutty, nutty, baking spice and a nice coating of vanilla and oak overall: reminds me of having ice cream and a bag of peanuts at a ball game

Aroma: honey, cherry, oak, cinnamon Flavor: baking spice up front, turns to a mild cinnamon and a little cherry and a small amount of peanut on the finish. The finish is rather lengthy with some spice hanging around for a while. Overall: packs a big punch for 100 proof and had a good amount going on. I like this with a bit better than the four roses small batch select