Straw, lightly viscous with whispy legs. First whiff is grain - corn would be my guess? Very light. Bourbon? Very nontraditional - no way is this bourbon. Light whiskey? There’s a big ethanol component and no light whiskey is a young whiskey in todays market. There could be some barrel finishing here. Sweetness abounds - almost cloying and slightly musty. Floral notes, almond extract, muddled clove, pepper, shoe polish, green apple, prickly (French?) oak. Slight old library book that gets buried in the mix. Based on nose and color I’m going with grain whisky rather than bourbon or malt. Wow. Wow that doesn’t burn. I was afraid this would be some crazy 130+ proof light whiskey but I’m going with no. This is a non-US, single grain whisky of some sort… I think. Light feel, clean. Bits of corn syrup, white wine, French oak, vanilla, lavender, stewed apples. There might be some white pepper, maybe faint German licorice but there’s not a lot of spice to speak of. The finish is like the rest of the dram - light but pungently sweet with a distinct mustiness. I’m spinning my wheels a bit here. If this is finished then I’m thinking new French oak or some sort of desert wine (ice wine, Tojaki, etc) and less likely cognac but I’ve been fooled by cognac finishes in the past. Age? This could be 17-22 years (ie 20+/-), especially if it’s a single grain whisky. Time to see if @pkingmartin can help me out since he was kind enough to let me try this odd ball. No. No, no, no. This - is unsurprising and disappointing at the same time. For a fleeting moment in the beginning I thought to myself “this is sweet and fruity enough to be a watered down Buffalo Trace product” but couldn’t think of one that was this corn forward. Remind me never to water down bourbon again. Also - Japan we love you. I don’t know who sent you this but I promise we can do better. Seriously, we owe you one.