Nikka Taketsuru Pure Malt 17 Year

Nikka Taketsuru Pure Malt 17 Year Old Blended Malt Whisky, Japan

COLOUR: Burnished gold with a copper hue. NOSE: Spicy and delicate. Fruits (yellow plum, peach), chocolate, old leather, dried tobacco leaf, dried fruits (apricot, fig). PALATE: Rich, generous, unctuous. Candied fruit (orange), Morello cherry, toffee, mocha and hazelnut. FINISH: Long and elegant. Praline, charred wood, aniseed, citrus fruit, dried grass. A large proportion of malts aged in sherry casks.

Critic's Tasting Note:

"Bright yellow-gold in the glass, this Japanese blended whisky offers vanilla and cereal aromas, plus a faint white floral note. It evolves on the palate, starting silky and light. Smoke accelerates mid-sip, then evaporates into a honey-vanilla note on the long finish. Made with whisky from a combination of casks, including Sherry."

93/100 points, Wine Enthusiast

This is part of a private customer’s collection. These whiskies are in excellent condition. We are acting as an agent in the sale and the price is exclusive of V.A.T. which is not due.