I just had a quick whiff and a single taste, so I didn’t do it justice. But the short experience didn’t leave me breathless yearning for more.
It’s a familiar Japanese profile: gentle, refined sherry with floral notes. Here the blend of Chita grain whiskey brings that buttery character, especially on the finish.
Is it really 99/100? No way. There must be hundreds of vintage single casks in Scotland that blow this out of the water. Is it 4.5/5? Absolutely!
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@Aki-Ranin I agree with you that the Distiller score of 99/100 is a bit over the top... Personally, I rate all spirits using the same system, so blends generally score lower than single casks, as you pointed out. However, if you focus entirely on the art of blending and what a good blend is about, then I can hardly imagine any better dram than Hibiki 21. It depends on your perspective and how you approach this.