Suntory Toki

Floral

Appearance: light straw. Nose: strong confectionary smell, like Jordan almonds Taste: definitely get the Jordan almonds with lychee fruit. Slight vanilla flavor. Really different from other whiskies I’ve tried. Best I can liken it too is a candied Irish whiskey, but not cloying sweet. Nice for summer time. Would be happy to have this around.

N: Floral and fruity. Lemon zest, other citrus, some mint. Faint bread smells at the back of it, like a lemon cake or something similar. I want to say white ginger, but I'm not sure why. Overall effect is tea-like. P: Soft, but supple with some spice on the finish. Fruity and light first. Citrus and some less specific tropical fruits. Light bodied and almost refreshing. Spicy finish is surprising - there's no spicy taste, but the heat hits on the finish. It's a capsaicin heat, like a chili pepper. Nothing in the palate suggests that's coming, and if casually drinking this it's easy to overlook (I hadn't noticed it before drinking slowly and writing about it), but when you get it it's hard to miss. Easy to drink. Fruity and about as refreshing as a whisky can be. This is pedestrian phenomenal. Worth repeating without talking much about it. (Not true. Definitely should talk about it. But you'll forget to.)

Nose is very fruity, ripe apples and vanilla are the key players. Taste is much different: Neat almost has a biscuity quality and very warm. On ice there definitely a sweeter candy flavor. This is a very different whiskey than I have ever had before. It’s very easy to sip and pretty complex for the price range.

Drinks very well for the price. Like a decent scotch

Light in color but full on flavor. It slightly reminded me of Irish whiskey. Has a nice bite to it with oak and fruit flavors along for the ride. It was very enjoyable for my first try of Japanese whisky.