Kurayoshi 8 Year Pure Malt

Pear and almond

Lovely Japanese whisky. This is a blend which also contain scotch whiskeys, but it’s finished in white oak, not sure what flavor it has bit the resulting drink is delightful. It’s pretty light on the nose, but it has a lot of flavors going on. Floral, grassy, fresh, and almost a bit medicinal with some nuttiness and a hint of smoke. The flavor is sweet and some tart, but extremely smooth, and very well balanced. The flavor contains the nuttiness that I have detected in other Japanese whiskeys, like un-toasted peanuts, as well as grassy fresh taste. After taste us quite floral, and a medium finish. It’s a very easy to drink whiskey. Lovely.

Every so often I find something that reminds me of tequila notes. I definitely don't like tequila. This unfortunately pushes all those buttons for me.

Sweet, but not overly. Nice on the lighter side

El Toro sample bottle. Pear fruity nose. Very floral tasting with excess heat. Nice viscosity that’s on the heavier side which is nice. Heat lingers longer than most. Good pour. Thanks Anji