- Nose: 22 Palate: 22 Finish: 22 Balance: 21 Total: 87
- Nose: Very subtle peat, poached pears, and ginger
- Palate: Sweet and spicy, and a hint of peat
- Finish: Medium - vanilla and slight bitterness
- Type: Blended Malt
- Age: NAS
- ABV: 43%
- Distiller: MARS Shinshu
- Where made: Miyada, Nagano Prefecture JAPAN
- Region: Japan
- Approximate Price: $85
- Value: BEST
Tasted this as Day 15 of The Saratoga Whiskey Club Advent Calendar 2020. 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, the ABV, and the distillery, followed by a reveal at 9PM. This whisky is a blend of Japanese malt whisky and Scotch malt whisky. Photo courtesy of Charles Grabitzky.