Retour Nikka Whisky - Japanese Blended Whisky - Taketsuru Pure Malt
COUNTRY/REGION: Japan
CATEGORY: Japanese Blended Whisky
COLOR: Amber
COMPOSITION: Grain brandy
ALCOHOL: 43 vol.
CONTENT: 70 cl
The tasting
Color Amber, beautiful intensity.
Nose Fruity, with citrus and juicy pear flavors. Complex and expressive, evolving towards slightly herbaceous notes with a hint of peat and slight bitterness.
Palate Round and delicate, punctuated by spices and cereals, more assertive candied fruit and finishing with a fine bitterness and full-bodied cocoa.
The sommelier's advice
Temperature Serve at room temperature in a Glencairn whisky glass.
Food As an aperitif, digestif, on its own or for water lovers, we suggest a still, neutral, fresh spring water.
The Japanese sometimes accompany their fish meals with whisky served as mizuwari: the whisky is reduced by two-thirds water and a few ice cubes to give it an alcoholic strength equivalent to that of wine.
The distillery
Spirits Taketsuru Pure Malt is a blended malt created in tribute to Masataka Taketsuru, founder of Nikka, who, as a meticulous craftsman, always sought perfection in the blending of his whiskies. The result is this highly precise wine, blended from casks from the Yoichi and Miyagikyo distilleries. A magnificent balance, oscillating between great sweetness and profound complexity, expressed first by a complex, expressive nose of citrus fruit and juicy pear, with a hint of peat and slight bitterness. Round and delicate on the palate, punctuated by spices and cereals, and more assertive candied fruits, the whisky gains in depth and length, finishing on a fine, full-bodied cocoa bitterness. A very expressive whisky!
Elaboration Non-peated. Blend of casks from the Yoichi and Miyagiko distilleries.