Chita Distiller's Reserve

Chita Distiller's Reserve

Official bottling
Single grain - West Honshu
Pale gold
43% ABV
Dram

Nose: Lemon zest, cotton sheets, jasmine, white tea, brass polish. 
Mouthfeel: Light body, loose, volatile, watery. 
Tasting:  Sour bitter. White tea, lemon zest, brass polish, fried eggs, burnt sugar. 
Finish: Medium. Jasmine, brass polish, lemon zest, burnt sugar. 

Comments: 

Well, this is rather odd. It's a grain whisky, but it's tannic, even sulphurous. If it were a malt whisky, I'd say it's one of the strange, intense Speysides that the Scotch Malt Whisky Society serve up every so often, but it's Japanese grain...

Verdict:

Not bad.