![]() But, unless you’re in the US (where you can find it for around £25) it is bloody expensive to actually do so. Suntory has positioned and promoted Toki to be drunk long. Suntory has produced Toki to be drunk long. Still not complex, still not deep and bold, but tasty nonetheless. However, mixed into a highball (I’d go with a ratio of 1:3) it makes for a very refreshing long drink. In its straight up form, there’s nothing wrong with Toki, but it’s very simplistic, and fairly unexciting (our score is, as always, based on the spirit itself). Apple flavour lingers along with slight astringency and gentle pepper. ![]() Light citrus peels provide a touch of zing and are joined by vanilla and oak – the wood giving some pepperiness and ginger.įinish: Short to medium in length with some residual sweetness. Starting fairly sweet, this offers up more apple orchards than the nose which is more stone-fruit/tropical. The mouthfeel is reasonable, but not hugely coating. There’s still some rawness, copper and glue flavour in here. Taste: Obviously young and grain-forward. Everything is wrapped up in sweet grains and with a generally creamy aroma. There’s a fair vanilla influence here and some subtle but perceivable florals – pine and cut grass. Foam bananas and peaches provide a fruity opener which develops and heightens in the glass over time. Here’s what we found when we tasted the Toki neat out of the bottle: Which is a real shame, as frankly, Toki is at its best when made into a longer drink. Over in the UK you’re looking at around £80 for a bottle….so some pretty expensive highballs then. one which you’d not worry about mixing it into a highball with). Toki is bottled at 43% ABV and can still be obtained in the US for a reasonable price (I.E. Chita forms the basis of blend and then whilst both Hakushu and Yamazaki malts are present, it’s the floral notes of Hakushu that are more prominent. But, unlike many of the company’s blends that use (and have used in the past) the rich flavours of Yamazaki to set the overall direction of a blended expression, Toki is primarily grain driven. Toki is a product of all three of Suntory’s distilleries – Yamazaki, Hakushu and Chita. Indeed, much has already been written about the whisky highball and how it, and the mizuwari (whisky with water) are much more popular and common ways to consume whisky in Japan. Watching the slickly produced #tokitime video on the official site: it is clear that Suntory are not positioning this as a straight-up no ice required blend. Released for the US market in 2016, and somewhat plugging the gap left by the discontinuation of the Hibiki 12 year old, Toki is a slightly different Japanese blended whisky – both in its components, and how Suntory are suggesting it be served. Review Highlights - Suntory Whisky Toki 750ml. Crafted from a blend of carefully selected malt and grain whiskies, Suntory Whisky Toki is a smooth and balanced whisky with a light and delicate flavor. Toki doesn’t literally translate from Japanese to English as ‘time’ (it’s more about the precise moment when things happen), but it’s nevertheless a similar concept that Suntory have taken in the naming of this blended whisky. Suntory Whisky Toki is a premium blended whisky from the renowned Suntory distillery in Japan.
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