Tenjaku Blended Whiskey

A tasty blended Japanese whisky here, Tanjaku is made with corn and barley, and aged in American white oak bourbon barrels. The Japanese characters you can spot on the label translate to "hibari", more commonly known as the skylark.

The nose is aggressive with cereal and quite a vegetal note, and the aroma is decidedly not the best part of the dram. Push past the funky aromatics though and you’ll find much more to delight the tongue: Butterscotch, breakfast cereal, and a sweet honeycomb quality. The finish is grain-heavy, chewy and straightforward, with a gentle caramel and vanilla bent.