Nikka Super Revival Limited
(0.7l, 43%)
Nikka Super “Revival” Limited is a romantic story of love and spirit across time and space.
Masataka Taketsuru was the son of a Sake producer. As a young man he was sent to Scotland to learn the secrets of Whisky. He did… but he also learned about love. He met Rita Cowen — a Scottish lass whom he married and took back to Japan with him. In 1934, he founded Yoichi Distillery in southern Hokkaido on a spot surrounded on three sides by mountains — a terrain and climate very similar to the Scottish Highlands. Yoichi has its own cooperage and makes its casks on-site using new oak, producing big, oily Whiskies in the Highland style.
Taketsuru became Japan’s first master distiller. But in 1961, Rita passed away. He knew that the only way to demonstrate his affection was to make a masterpiece of Whisky in her honor — choosing the oldest and finest single-malt spirits to blend the Limited Edition Super Nikka. The current masters at Nikka decided to do it all again. They tested one of the rare surviving 1962 Super Nikka bottles from a private collection. Then they aged and blended and tested until they got it just right. The result is Nikka Super “Revival” Limited.
Masataka Taketsuru was the son of a Sake producer. As a young man he was sent to Scotland to learn the secrets of Whisky. He did… but he also learned about love. He met Rita Cowen — a Scottish lass whom he married and took back to Japan with him. In 1934, he founded Yoichi Distillery in southern Hokkaido on a spot surrounded on three sides by mountains — a terrain and climate very similar to the Scottish Highlands. Yoichi has its own cooperage and makes its casks on-site using new oak, producing big, oily Whiskies in the Highland style.
Taketsuru became Japan’s first master distiller. But in 1961, Rita passed away. He knew that the only way to demonstrate his affection was to make a masterpiece of Whisky in her honor — choosing the oldest and finest single-malt spirits to blend the Limited Edition Super Nikka. The current masters at Nikka decided to do it all again. They tested one of the rare surviving 1962 Super Nikka bottles from a private collection. Then they aged and blended and tested until they got it just right. The result is Nikka Super “Revival” Limited.
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Category
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StyleBlended Japanese Whisky
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RegionHokkaido
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CountryJapan
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Alcohol43%
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Distillery
Flavor Spiral™
About The Flavor Spiral
slightly sweet
herbs
spicy notes
oak
honey
oily
sweet vanilla
grain
caramel
What does Nikka Super Revival Limited taste like?
The Flavor Spiral™ shows the most common flavors that you'll taste in Nikka Super Revival Limited 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.
The Flavor Spiral™ shows the most common flavors that you'll taste in Nikka Super Revival Limited 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.
Dog Dogson's
Smartass
Corner
Corner
Japanese Whisky can act as an interesting comparison between Scotch and Bourbon, being a Scotch-style spirit matured in conditions with greater temperature variation closer to Kentucky.
Tasting Notes
Appearance / Color
Cherry Wood
Nose / Aroma / Smell
Dried herbs, exotic spice, roasted almonds
Flavor / Taste / Palate
Thick and rich with notes of sweet honey, lemon grass, and a hint of tarragon in new oak
Finish
Long, crisp, with baking spices
Smartass Corner
The original Limited Edition Super Nikka was released in 1962. Rare full bottles still occasionally come up for auction, fetching thousands of dollars each.
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Ratings & Reviews
Andrej,
Well. A bit plain, narrow taste. And a short one. At least in comparison to Nikka standards.
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