Excerpt: The flavors offer perfection in their simplicity: silky honey, soft spices, crystalized pineapple, barley sugar, lemon, and orange. On the finish, the spices chatter on and on as the sweet citrus and honey fade in and out. One to cherish.
Excerpt: Did someone say "breakfast"? Buttered toast and cereal with a dollop of honey and vanilla are found here. Hell, there might be some orange notes playing along in the background also with the faintest hint of dried cranberries.
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House Review
Intro:
This is a 12 year old expression released from the Yamazaki distillery in Japan. Coming to market first in 1984, it was one of the original forerunners of Japanese whiskey.
Nose:
Buttered pecans, floral, ethanol. Theres loads of apples and pears here.
Taste:
Thin to medium mouth feel, some heat. Lots of vanilla, some walnuts. Apples and pears, faint melon, lots of buttery pecan again.
Finish:
Short, some heat. Vanilla, creamy tobacco, apples, pears and some oak.
Overall:
Nice and sweet but not super complex.
Score:
5
By t8ke
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