• Nose: 24 Palate: 24 Finish: 23 Balance: 24 Total: 95
  • Nose: Raisins! Also anise, vanilla, butter and cinnamon
  • Palate: Velvety dried fruits, flowers, grass, and a hint of peat
  • Finish: Medium - light and fruity
  • Balance: Wow!!
  • Type: Single Malt
  • Age: 24
  • ABV: 43%
  • Distiller: Hakushu (Beam Suntory)
  • Where made: Kobuchizawa, Yamanashi Prefecture JAPAN
  • Region: Japan
  • Value: N/A

Tasted at Saratoga Whiskey Club Tasting # 130 - Japanese Whisky Dinner. This amazing whisky was distilled in 1981 and bottled in 2005. I was impressed by the beauty of the nose and palate, despite the low ABV.