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Nikka From The Barrel Whisky
(0.75l, 51.4%)
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Made by the Yoichi distillery, the second and smaller distillery of the Nikka Whisky Company. It was founded in 1934 by one of the two most influential men in Japanese Whisky, Masataka Taketsuru. Yoichi Distillery lies in southern Hokkaido and has three sides surrounded by mountains, a terrain much similar to the one found in Scotland, where Masataka studied the art of Whisky production and returned to Japan as a master blender - with a Scottish wife to boot. Yoichi possesses its own cooperage and is particularly careful when selecting its barrels. Known as Hogshead the barrels are made on-site using new oak. Yoichi produces big, oily spirits in the Highland style.
Nikka From The Barrel Whisky is made by maturing malt and grain Whisky, blending them and then re-casking (a process known as “marriage”) to create a rich harmony of different Whiskies. It’s bottled directly from the re-casked barrels and therefore retains almost the same alcohol percentage. The Barrel Whisky has won top prizes in its category at the World Whisky Awards in 2007 and 2010.
Made by the Yoichi distillery, the second and smaller distillery of the Nikka Whisky Company. It was founded in 1934 by one of the two most influential men in Japanese Whisky, Masataka Taketsuru. Yoichi Distillery lies in southern Hokkaido and has three sides surrounded by mountains, a terrain much similar to the one found in Scotland, where Masataka studied the art of Whisky production and returned to Japan as a master blender - with a Scottish wife to boot. Yoichi possesses its own cooperage and is particularly careful when selecting its barrels. Known as Hogshead the barrels are made on-site using new oak. Yoichi produces big, oily spirits in the Highland style.
Nikka From The Barrel Whisky is made by maturing malt and grain Whisky, blending them and then re-casking (a process known as “marriage”) to create a rich harmony of different Whiskies. It’s bottled directly from the re-casked barrels and therefore retains almost the same alcohol percentage. The Barrel Whisky has won top prizes in its category at the World Whisky Awards in 2007 and 2010.
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Category
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StyleBlended Whisky
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RegionJapan
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CountryJapan
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Alcohol51.4%
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Distillery
Flavor Spiral™
About The Flavor Spiral
caramel
vanilla
spicy
oak
smoky
fruit
cinnamon
floral
sweet
What does Nikka From The Barrel Whisky taste like?
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The Flavor Spiral™ shows the most common flavors that you'll taste in Nikka From The Barrel Whisky and gives you a chance to have a taste of it before actually tasting it.
We invented Flavor Spiral™ here at Flaviar to get all your senses involved in tasting drinks and, frankly, because we think that classic tasting notes are boring.
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Whisky or Whiskey? The spelling differs geographically. In Scotland, Japan and some other parts of the world distilleries usually spell it Whisky; in Ireland and USA they spell it Whiskey.
Tasting Notes
Appearance / Colour
Gold.
Smell / Nose / Aroma
Floral, fruity and a bit spiced. Notes of citrus/orange peel, apricot, vanilla extract, caramel and wood. Christmas pudding, new leather.
Flavour / Taste / Palate
Complex and smooth. Caramel candy, toffee, vanilla, dark-chocolate, nutmeg. A spicy Christmas cake.
Finish
Long, warm and creamy. Loads of oak and a bit of smoke. Red chilli on the back of the throat. Notes of vanilla are present.
Comment
Wonderful aroma makes for an excellent start. Great bang-for-the-buck Whisky.
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Ratings & Reviews
Gregory,
Smells sweet, no nostril burn to speak of. The taste is caramel with apple and vanilla. A hint of smoke and spiciness (cinnamon?) in the finish - which lingers. Ice really opened up the flavor. Its complex and pretty well rounded. I can drink a strong barrel strength bourbon and it doesn't come off as strong neat as this does (which is odd because its only 102 proof). With ice, this is a ten. Without, its a 6 for me.
Matt,
If you don't like this stuff, whisky may just not be your thing. Easily a perfect ten - incredible balance, richness, depth, complexity, smoothness in spite of the ABV. The palate is rich with caramel, oak, some light vanilla, and what tastes like a hint of heathery peat (think Highland Park, not Islay.) Finish lingers for many minutes and evolves into more vanilla and richer honey and light fruit notes. Delicious. An incredible showcase of Japanese blending expertise.
John,
Smooth.
Patrick,
Very good, though I prefer the Coffey Grain over this one despite all the hype.
JOSH,
Perfection. Reminds me of what the ideal speyside should strive to be.
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