Nikka Taketsuru 12 Year Old Pure Malt

Name: Nikka Taketsuru 12 Year Old Pure Malt
Brand: Nikka
SKU: 1007208
Rating: 8.5 (2 reviews)

(0.7l, 40%)

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About

In Honour of the Hero.

The Miyagikyo (pron. mee-yag-ee-kyo) distillery is the second and larger distillery of the Nikka Whisky Company. It was established in 1969 by the genuine hero of Japanese Whisky Masataka Taketsuru. After a 3-year search Masataka settled in Sendai, in the Miyagi prefecture. He immediately recognised the area as ideal for Whisky production, with its fresh water and suitable humidity. Most of the Whisky Miyagakyo produces goes into Nikka’s popular range of blended Whiskies and only a small percentage is released as single malts, which is a shame.

Taketsuru 12YO Whisky is a pure malt Whisky (formerly vatted malt), which means it is a blend of malt Whiskies from different distilleries, in the case of Taketsuru a blend of the Yoichi and Miyagikyo distilleries. It is named as you might have guessed in the honour of the founder Masataka Taketsuru.

Category

Japanese Whisky
Style

Pure Malt Japanese Whisky
Region

Japan
Country

Japan
Alcohol

40%
Distillery

Yoichi
Age

12 Year Old

Flavor Spiral™

About The Flavor Spiral

apple juice

vanilla

oak

caramel

plums

nutmeg

pie

floral

sweet

What does Nikka Taketsuru 12 Year Old Pure Malt taste like?

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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
Bright gold.

Smell / Nose / Aroma
Fruity and floral. Notes of apple pie, plum jam, vanilla and cappuccino. Also an occassional whiff of peat.

Flavor / Taste / Palate
Sweet and smooth, hints of apple, nutmeg and subtle vannila flavours, thick and honied. Buttery toffee, with spicey notes. Highly sip-able.

Finish
Quite creamy and medium-long, with vanilla and apple notes topped with a few grains of salt. Light peat flavour remains after the oak is gone.

Comment
Subtle and highly drinkable, with a rich enough body to encourage slow sipping.