Description

Nikka Taketsuru Pure Malt 2020 Release is a masterful Japanese blended malt whisky honouring founder Masataka Taketsuru, blending malts from Yoichi (with subtle peat smoke) and Miyagikyo distilleries, aged around ten years in sherry casks. Bottled at 43% ABV in a 70cl flask, it unveils a golden hue with a nose of grassy malt, orchard fruits like ripe pear and peach, earthy vanilla, toasted coconut, pineapple, and faint BBQ char. On the palate, creamy textures yield salted butter on teacakes, coffee, liquorice, floral spice, caramel, and tropical nuances of watermelon, evolving to a dry, lingering finish of peat wisps, baking spices, oak, and honeyed sweetness. This balanced, nuanced dram—fruity yet complex—exemplifies Nikka’s elegance, celebrating Taketsuru’s 1934 legacy and his centennial wedding anniversary, ideal for contemplative sipping.