What an odd glass. A Japanese whiskey that's essentially their version of bourbon (75% corn and 25% melted barley). A sweet floral bouquet on the nose and an extremely subtle butterscotch that I struggled to pin down for awhile. Not really sure what I can say about the taste here....it's sweet, as one would expect with a bill that's 75% corn. But it took several sips to get any further than that because, to quote a line from the shawshank redemption, this thing "up and disappeared like a fart in the wind". After several sips. I get notes of pear and bit of caramel but beyond that I don't know what to tell ya. It finished fine. Warm, then a bit of bite, and then back to warm. Nothing here to hate on but nothing to make me ask for another glass either.