Bill-Shannon
Tenjaku Japanese Whisky
Blended — Japan
Reviewed
August 22, 2020 (edited September 20, 2020)
Screwtop bottle, pale gold hue. The nose is heavy cream, salted butter, vanilla, caramel sugar. Finished oak barrel, flowery perfume. Freshly cut pear. The slightest hint of ripe raisin. The nose is very creamy and milky; smooth, light and without much burn.
Taste is more of the milk cream. It's so buttery smooth on the palate too: creamy and slick. Once you chew on it a bit it becomes not unlike a creamer you'd put on coffee or tea. (Note to self: try this in coffee.) There is also butterscotch and homemade applesauce, with the skins.
A dry, ashy finish that offsets the soft creaminess of the taste. There is almost nothing harsh in Tenjaku. It's a really pleasant dessert whisky in the Scotch tradition.
40.99
USD
per
Bottle
Bostwick Liquors, Inc.
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@CKarmios Sorry the Glenfiddich was a disappointment :(
@ContemplativeFox Thanks, I had fun with this bottle, especially coming right after the disappointment with Glenfiddich 15
@BDanner interested to read your notes. Thinking I should do one too, just for the opportunity to use fun descriptors, much like our reviewer did here. ‘Tis a fun dram
@CKarmios congrats on that find! Sounds like a great buy at that price.
I bought this, tried and like it, and took notes on it. Really thought I’d reviewed it already. Looks like I’ve got a project tonight!
@CKarmios I have some left so I'm gonna put my grassier-glasses on and see if I can pick up on it!
@Bill-Shannon I can now see where you’re getting the creamer impression from. Only I’m getting more of a grassy and vegetal note with cooked sweet corn and barley notes - go figure. For the price, decent whisky
@CKarmios Hope you like it!
@Bill-Shannon Pulled ;-)
@CKarmios I'd say pull the trigger!
Saw this in a promo for equivalent US$23. Wondering whether to buy