I fell in love with the iwai traditional at our whisky club tasting a while back. matured in 4 different casks bourbon sherry American oak & mizunara oak. It is a pleasure to drink from nose to finish. On the nose you get sherry sweetness fruits & a hint of peat the palate brings a complex variety of flavours again sherry fruits more woody oak than peat & cedar/cigar ( this might sound wierd but the i get a little reminded of the smell of my humidor from the taste) but again ever so slight the finish is medium to long. One of my favorite NAS japanese whiskies