Nose: Lots of honey, toffee and vanilla notes. Sugared apple pie crust, some wood spice, rye spice, oranges, buttered popcorn, white pepper, cinnamon, overripe pineapple. I’d say fairly faithful to the Kirin House style.
Palate: Lots of spices, cinnamon, nutmeg, white pepper, chili flakes. Bubblegum, lemon detergent, orange cake, young white peaches, acetone.
Finish: Oranges, orange biscuits, lemon curd, banana, fresh thickened cream, acetone and or petrol fumes.
Last Word: On the palate and finish there is a persistent acetone/petrol fume note/flavor that spoils the overall experience. Apart for the nose, a bit of a disappointment really.
Rating: 79/100
The Japanese Whisky Review
By Dramtastic Est 2012
Nice review. Surprised this one was a let down. I went to their distillery back in January and tried/bought their single cask distillery limited single malt and single grain (200ml bottle). They are pretty good!! Hopefully they will putout some cask strength bottling as limited edition or regular production to general public in the future.