Suntory Toki

This has a touch of sweetness and is relatively mild

Nose: pear, apple, fresh greenery, toast, banana, honey and the beach. Sweet and rich on the palate with honey, vanilla, cake, malted grains and a touch of wood. Very smooth and a very solid bang for your buck whisky.

Light, scotch like not bad

Nose: Green apple skins, pears and grapefruit. A light grassy cereal note with a waft of flinty ethanol in the background. Palate: The thin arrival is built around crisp malty cereal flavours - it makes me imagine alcoholic corn flakes. There is not much development but a little sweetness does emerge, however more obvious is the ethanol presence which again pushes through, just as it does on the nose. The texture is very light. Finish: Short. Crisp cereal fading to a ginger and white pepper finale with that ethanol note still hanging around. Maybe this has changed since the official Distiller notes were posted but there is absolutely no hint of smoke in this at all and the contemporary bottling seems much lighter then the reviewer’s notes would indicate. This is a very young grain-heavy blend. It’s sippable, but no more so than any lower-middle shelf Irish or Scotch blend and the official rating seems overly generous. This is highball whisky, pure and simple, and it should be consumed that way, in which case it makes an enjoyable long drink that occupies the same niche as an Aperol spritz or a gin & tonic. The nose is light, unassuming but refreshing, and reminiscent of some of the lighter bodied Scottish blends like J&B or Cutty Sark. The palate is similar and offers just enough to make a tasty long drink with soda water over heaps of ice. I bought this on special for AUD$65, which was $10 off, and even at that price I would not call it great value. “Average” : 78/100 (2.75 stars)

Good, if a hair on the lighter side. Gets much better with a little bit of ice. Nose: light straw, maybe some honey Taste: slight fruitiness, oak, some pepper Finish: light, leaves a thin film in your mouth. Leaves a pleasant fruity sweetness

Very light and smooth