Nose: vanilla, honey, caramel, lemon, orange, pear, slight cake malt Taste: lemon, very very light peat, pear, apple, cake malt, honey, rosemary, parsley, I feel this gets looked over a lot because its a readily available Japanese whiskey and they let the hype take over. This is no Harmony or a single malt for sure and its a bit young, but it is good, especially for $30 or under. Treat it like a budget highland or speyside scotch rather than some mystical Japanese product and it'll be good