NOSE: Caramel popcorn. Coconut vanilla butter cake. It’s a thing. Maybe a honeydew melon, too. TASTE: Sweet vanilla chiffon cake, dries into buttery oaky spiciness after 5 seconds. Not oily but quite thick. OVERALL: The coconut, butter, and popcorn on the nose separates this from single malts. Could be a great intro whiskey, but also offers rich, deep flavor for more sophisticated sippers. Fantastic value for Japanese whiskey.