1.18.22 Served: Neat, flute Bottle Open: 6Mo-1Yr Side by side with Monkey Shoulder Aroma: Ume, vinegar, oxidized wine (sherry, marsala), baker's chocolate Flavor: Starts as ume candy. Mids as overwhelmimgly high proof. After a few sips, the heart is more chocolate and fig. Finishes bitter, then medicinal and skunky. Aftertaste is like cannabis. This is a confusing tasting. I loved this whiskey when I first had it. Now it is repulsive. The sweet aroma clashes with the bitter taste. I wonder if oxidation has occurred or if the last thing I ate is causing this.