Chita, Suntory Single Grain Whisky, 43% abv.

This bottling was specially made for the Nagoya area. But the Chita distillery is in-between the Nagoya airport and Nagoya CBD. I believe the standard bottling label is in black... so this is different in that respect.

Nose: light grain whisky aromas, medium vanilla, medium honey, light bodied.

Palate: light, has a slightly thick texture, initial palate is like heavy water, mid palate has the pepper spice build up at a very low pace, converges towards a light wood-like flavor and maintains heat, back palate has a very light boiled peanut shell and even lighter wood flavor.

Finish: long, gets spicy, the light woody peanut transforms into a light vanilla coat.

It's a relatively light grain whisky, hints of the typical grain sweetness is there but mostly vanilla, which basically converges to a light peanut and wood combination. Needs more body, lacks impact, but overall a good starter.

Grade: C

Whiskyanalysis.com, 8.34 ± 0.35 on 7 reviews for a generic one.

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