- Nose: 21 Palate: 21 Finish: 20 Balance: 20 Total: 82
- Nose: Very light cherry and vanilla
- Palate: Cherries, gentle flavors, yet seems hotter than 46% ABV
- Finish: Short
- Type: Single Grain
- Age: NAS
- ABV: 46%
- Distiller: Fuji Gotemba (Kirin)
- Where made: Gotemba Shizuoka Prefecture, JAPAN
- Region: Japan
- Approximate Price: $100
- Value: POOR
Tasted this as Day 12 of The Saratoga Whiskey Club Advent Calendar 2021. Every day is a new adventure with a blind tasting, where we each try to guess the country of origin, the type and age of the whisk(e)y, and the ABV, followed by a reveal at 9PM.