Nose: toasted toffee/caramel, honey, vanilla, a light fruitiness, and a light floral note- all of this as if you’re at an autumnal harvest fair. Palate: more toasted sweetness of toffee, honey, fruit, cinnamon and spice, all with a light pepperiness and herbal note on the somewhat short finish. Not completely your typical Japanese whiskey profile you’d expect, but definitely still Japanese. Quite enviable and worth a try.