Hibiki 12 Year

Fruit and floral to me are noticed in smell as well as taste. The finish is awesomely clean and crisp for me. It emulates scotch to me and although I am not a huge scotch fan, this is what I keep in my house for myself when the mood hits and for friends who prefer a scotch over bourbon. But beyond my personal liking I think this Japanese whiskey hit the ball out of the park.

Fruity and sweet. A little less rich than its single malt brothers (Yamasaki, others), but it really hits its stride on the fourth or fifth sip. Drink it straight up...Boom.