Suntory Old Whisky

Gift from my youngest daughter, picked up in the Narita (Tokyo) airport. Label is different, a limited addition, I assume the juice is the same. Fruity and spicy on the nose. Same on the palate with vanilla and honey. Its a bit gritty, oily and coating. Finish is long enough, a bit fiery with fruity, spicy and vanilla notes. This is a fantastic blend!

Nice whisky for $35. Smooth and easy drinking. Buttery/oily? Very nice

Unimpressive, good for highballs but pretty shallow if drank on the rocks or on its own.

Sweet honey on the nose Not Smokey but a continuation of sweetness in the taste. Mild and quickly disappearing after the zip has been swallowed

Don't you just love when you don't expect anything from a whisky, and when you taste it, it really is a great expression that leaves you with a happy feeling? Well, tasting a Suntory Old can give you one of those nice moments. Suntory Old Whisky is one of this brand's most renowned blended expressions and has been around for a long time, specially from 1940 to the late 1980s where it started to dissapear from the shelves. This one has the most quantity of different looking labels i have ever seen in a whisky (even more than Johnnie Walker Black Label), and it seems like one of those drams that only an older generation tried, praised and now has been forgotten. Bottled at 43%abv, burnished gold color. On the nose, quite surprising. Vanilla and Chocolate. Pears and Apples. Everything normal so far. Oranges rise after a minute and then maize. Almonds. After a first sip it gave me a beautiful melon note, feels velvety. Very mineral and "Rocky". On the palate it is creamy, fruity and very easy drinkable. Apple pie, sawdust, mild pepper, melon. After one sip, it became more "mainstream" with toffee, caramel and vanilla notes. Very nice though. Aftertaste is a little crazy, which in this case makes it interesting. My first impression was that i was licking the glue of an envelope to seal it. Raw rice, salty in a pleasant very well delivered way and a ghostly sulphuric note. Overall, this one was very cool to drink. I thought i was going to find a raw, young, harsh dram, but it was nothing like that. Very fruity and sweet, super easy to drink and enjoyable, this whisky is one that i will remember. My score for it is a well deserved 88 over 100. Kanpai!