Nikka Taketsuru 17 Year Old Blended Malt Whisky 43% 70cl

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Notes – In 1918 Masataka Taketsuru, the founder of Nikka Whisky, embarked on a long voyage to Scotland and, after enrolling at Glasgow University, became the first Japanese person ever to study whisky making. He took chemistry courses at the university and apprenticed at distilleries, learning first-hand from craftsmen and received training as a blender. Masataka would later become known as a master blender. After returning to Japan in 1920 Masataka began work for a company who would produce Japan’s first whisky. In 1934, Masataka struck out on his own and established Nikka Whisky and built its first distillery in Yoichi, Hokkaido, which he had always considered to be the ideal site in Japan for whisky-making. This was later joined, in 1969, by the Miyagikyo Distillery, also in northern Japan. This 17 year old whisky is named after founder of Nikka himself. A tropical nose with a touch of cherries and baked apples and a little toffee and smoke. Starts sweetly on the palate but soon the spice and oak kick in with heavier emphasis. The balance is maintained by the roundness and the touches of vanilla and mocha on the finish. Rich, big, malty and smoky with oaky notes.

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