Full Review

Tenjaku

Tenjaku
Blended Japanese Whisky

Category: Japanese Blended Whisky

Date Tasted:
Country: Japan
Alcohol: 40%
91 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$39.99

Tenjaku
Blended Japanese Whisky

Category: Japanese Blended Whisky

Date Tasted:
Country: Japan
Alcohol: 40%
Gold color. Aromas of raisin toast, sticky rice, gingerbread, iodine, straw, violet, and ripe melons with a satiny, vibrant, fruity light body and a peppery, charming, medium-long pears, honey, marmalade, and pink peppercorns finish. A rock solid Japanese Blended Whisky with nice balance; a good bridge for traditional Scotch Whisky drinkers.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Complex & Fruity
Aroma Aroma: raisin toast, sticky rice, gingerbread, iodine, straw, violet, and ripe melons
Taste Flavor: pears, honey, marmalade, and pink peppercorns
Smoothness Smoothness: Peppery
Enjoy Enjoy: in cocktails and neat
Cocktail Cocktails: Whiskey Sour, Whiskey Smash
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A rock solid Japanese blended whisky with nice balance; a good bridge for traditional Scotch whisky drinkers.

The Importer

Tenjaku Whisky USA

The Importer
1129 Northern Boulevard
Suite 312
Manhasset, NY 11030
USA
1 516-869-9170

Their Portfolio

91 Tenjaku Blended Japanese Whisky 40% (Japan) $39.99.
91 Tenjaku Pure Malt Japanese Whisky 43% (Japan) $70.00.
88 Tenjaku Japanese Gin 43% (Japan) $29.00.
BR The Reid Single Malt Vodka 44% (New Zealand) $75.00. - Bronze Medal

Japanese Blended Whisky

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Serve in a Glencairn Ganadian Whisky Glass
Outside of Scotland, there may be no other country that produces as many great whiskeys as Japan. A few natives began producing whiskeys in Japan in the early 20th century, and armed with knowledge from time spent in Scotland learning their craft, blended whiskeys were born in Japan. Single malts did no come about in Japan until the late 20th century and today they are regarded as among the finest in the world.

The finest Japanese single malts are aged for a lengthy period, from 12-18 years. Styles vary from relatively light to more full-bodied with a peaty quality very much in the style of a single malt Scotch. Flavors range from honeyed cereal to brown spices, leather and tobacco. The quality is outstanding; these are meant to be sipped and enjoyed with a cigar after dinner.