Meikakuna 100% Japanese Blended Whisky

Nose: honey, crisp fruit, pear, spiced candied apple, golden raisin, herbal notes, hint of a grassy note, barrel spice, cereal notes, slight fume-like alcohol note or thinner note but not strong and pushes aside quickly. Taste: honey, herbal tea-like quality, a moment of herbal bitterness with light fruit notes in the mix, cereal grain mixed with a touch of malt, medium intense peppery barrel spice that lingers for a good moment, light ashy char on the backside of the finish. An ok entry level Japanese whiskey, but definitely move up the quality scale in the future to other higher end Japanese whiskeys to have a much better experience in what they have to offer.

What this whisk(e)y lacks in complexity, it makes up for in value for the money. This is a dram you can enjoy freely, neat, on the rocks, or in a hot toddy. It’s delicious in its own right, but has versatility and could easily be a go-to low cost Japanese standard, squarely fitting around the likes of Suntory Toki. It’s smooth, sweet, and worth a try.

They give you the right notes: honey sweet beginning, transitioning to mild fruited middle, and then goes on to a spicy finnish which flows back into the honey flavors (not so much the sweetness) which linger

1st Japanese whiskey and although not bad, not great. Need to venture more in future but definitely liking bourbon more.

Nice entry point Japanese whiskey. Somewhat complex with honey, fruits, herbs and barrel spices. Medium length finish.

Honey and vanilla, nice and sweet. Would be good with a Mai Tai