First bottle of a Japanese whiskey I have ever bought. I thought I had found one that couldn’t be beat before, but this has taken the crown as the most friendly whiskey I have ever had. So rounded off and smooth that it’s hard to believe it’s over 40%.
Nose: like inhaling a fresh garden of blooming flowers on a sunny spring day. The floral notes explode out of the glass. Honey and candy notes underlay with a rounded off sweetness that is brought on by the sherry casks. Some fruits are there as well (apples, pears, and green grapes).
Taste: Sherry taste fades almost immediately into fruited hard candy. Think jolly ranchers, but with a more natural taste instead of the artificial flavor and sweetening you get from them. The melon flavors dominate (watermelon, cantaloupe, honey dew). Fruits fade out into a creamy honey, but the fruits linger and become more muted. Finally for such a light and fruity whiskey, it’s very oily. Flavors stay with you for minutes after you sip.
This stuff has been amazing so far. Can’t wait to see what changes as the bottle matures.