Nikka Taketsuru Pure Malt Japanese Whisky

This is a signature label in honor of Nikka’s founder Masataka Taketsuru, the first Japanese who mastered whisky-making in Scotland and brought this expertise back to Japan to establish Nikka all the way back in 1934. While being a disciplined craftsman, he was also a person of curiosity and open-mindedness. This is a tribute to Masataka from his successors, highlighting a perfect balance with complexity achieved by precise blending inherited from the founder.

It features a new recipe, showing off the excellent balance of the Japanese whisky, alongside wafts of smoke and waves of creamy malt.

Tasting Notes:

Nose: Grassy malt, earthy vanilla, toasted coconut, and BBQ pineapple. Sherry-soaked plums, raisins, and green apple slices. Honey cereal, black pepper and hint of barrel char.

Palate: More vanilla, subtly floral at points. Salted butter on toasted teacakes, ripe pear and peach. Espresso beans, milk chocolate, tobacco leaf and lingering Sherried fruit.

Finish: Lingering peat smoke and subtle baking spice warmth. Golden barley and a final hint of coffee.

100% malted barley