Dark amber colour. The nose smells like butterscotch candy, vanilla and salt. The palette, butterscotch candy, vanilla, salt, smoke. Medium body, long length. Too strong at the start. Imo needs some room temperature water to calm down. After the alcoholic shock the tasting notes swirl's and follow one another. First time trying a Japanese whiskey and i like it. Hopped to taste a lot more though, needed some complexity though or at least hopped for. Cheers!