Nikka Taketsuru 17 Year Old

Nikka Taketsuru Pure Malt

I have already killed a few bottles of the Taketsuru Pure Malt, because it was affordable (last bought in a French supermarket for 35 EUR, but unfortunately in the shop in my own country almost double that) and ideal to make a Mizuwari. A Pure Malt, which means that no grain was added to it. In this case it was composed with malts from Yoichi...

Score 82/100

Nikka Taketsuru 25 Year Old Pure Malt

This Pure Malt consists of whisky that has matured for at least 25 years, from both Yoichi and Miyagikyo, the two distilleries that were founded by Masetaka Taketsuru. Their 25 Year Old is a rare beast, though. It was released in 212 for the first time and only 120 bottles found their way to Europe. The nose is tropical to say the least. All...

Score 89/100

Nikka Taketsuru 21 Year Old

Taketsuru 21 year-old belongs to Nikka’s core range of blended malt whiskies. The term “Pure Malt” indicates that this does not contain any grain whisky but malt whisky from the Miyagikyo and Yoichi distilleries vatted together. Taketsuru is named in honour of Masataka Taketsuru, the founder of Nikka, one of the two major Japanese whisky-producing...

Score 86/100

Nikka Taketsuru 12 Year Old

This pure malt (blended) whisky is named in honour of Masataka Taketsuru, the father of Japanese whisky. It is matured for 12 years at the Yoichi and Miyagikyo distilleries and blended. This is my first taste of a Japanese whisky and I am surprised how much it reminds me of a Speyside. It's colour is Golden amber and on the nose it is light and...

Score 79/100