Nose: honey, crisp fruit, pear, spiced candied apple, golden raisin, herbal notes, hint of a grassy note, barrel spice, cereal notes, slight fume-like alcohol note or thinner note but not strong and pushes aside quickly. Taste: honey, herbal tea-like quality, a moment of herbal bitterness with light fruit notes in the mix, cereal grain mixed with a touch of malt, medium intense peppery barrel spice that lingers for a good moment, light ashy char on the backside of the finish. An ok entry level Japanese whiskey, but definitely move up the quality scale in the future to other higher end Japanese whiskeys to have a much better experience in what they have to offer.