jbethany
Hibiki Japanese Harmony
Blended — Japan
Reviewed
January 27, 2019 (edited February 19, 2019)
The nose is a generous amount of apple and orange marmalade, slightly spiced with cinnamon. Some subtle wood notes behind the bright fruit with other baking spices hinting of their presence. A rich dark fruit with the quickest flash of vanilla greets you before quickly bringing in some campfire smoke. The bright orange peel and apple come back a few seconds later with pepper and oak. A pleasant, warm, round burn settles in the back of your throat giving off campfire smoke while the fruit settles in the front of your mouth and begins smoking a pipe in front of that campfire. The finish is long and unmistakably fruity despite the dark notes of charred wood and a bit of worked leather settling in at the end. You’re ultimately left with a dark, fruity vanilla that still has pipe tobacco and campfire clinging to it.
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