Suntory Toki

Nose comes forward salty and butter. Almost like an Irish but it has more alcohol heat. Later I got fresh green pears that were slightly unripe. Palate is the salty savory of buttered popcorn. Some of the buttered bread of Irish without the sweetness; still lots of heat. Finish zooms by as a spicy buttered bread and alcohol. Overall it's ok, but nothing that gets my attention. My first Japanese and I do plan to get into others eventually.

Light, vanilla, a little sweet

Working Title: What’s My Lime? Honorable mention/runner up: Meet the Lemons! As you may have surmised from the title, this is a citrus lemon-lime show. First tried this at a bar and didn’t think much of it then. I mean, it tasted like whiskey. I just remember it being a very light, delicate and inoffensive tasting whiskey. I ended up picking up a bottle at Costco for $30 to continue building my Japanese whiskey taste library. Definitely a far cry and different vibe from Nikka From The Barrel (my first Japanese whiskey foray...check review). To the experience we go! Eye: Color is VERY light/pale yellow gold. Nose: Light ethanol and malt. Citrus zest...the lemon and lime kind. Not complex. Palate: Continues with the “light and delicate” theme. “Soft” mouthfeel. Citrus punch. Fluctuates between lemon and lime with a light drizzling of orange blossom honey. Some subtle wood spice and bitter orange rinds shows up mid-palate, and continues to cascade down the tongue through a short-medium finish. Overall, this is as close to an epitome of a light scotch whiskey as I can think of. Reminds me of Tomintoul 14yr -The Gentle Dram, from a texture and mouthfeel PoV. Would prolly make the list for good summer whiskies, it’s that light. If whiskey ever becomes a diet fad, this would be a main ingredient. I can see some “expert” talking head on tv describe this as low calorie/low fat dram. No major complaints. I see this as a non-cerebral, pastime dram. Something you sip on while grilling or doing monotonous chores, which don’t require much mental musings trying to pick out complex aromas.