NIKKA - Taketsuru Pure Malt - 43%
Nikka Whiskey Distilling Company is located in Japan and was established by Masataka Taketsuru , considered the father of Japanese whisky. He was the son of a sake brewer, and after studying chemistry at university, he trained at several Scottish distilleries before returning to Japan in 1920 with his Scottish wife, Rita. After working for the company that would become Suntory (Kotobukiya Limited) and making the first Japanese whiskey, he went it alone, establishing the Yoichi distillery and parent company Nikka. The company also has separate distilleries for making Shochu (alcohol made by distilling a wide variety of base ingredients, the main ones being rice, barley and sweet potato) and facilities for making cider brandy. and apple wine. In 2001 Nikka was purchased by Asahi Breweries .
Nikka Taketsuru Pure Malt is a blend of Yoichi Sherry casks and Miyagikyo Sherry casks and redones . It was released in the year of Masataka Taketsuru's 100th wedding anniversary. It was voted " Japanese Whiskey of the Year " in Jim Murray 's 2020 Whiskey Bible.
Slightly Peaty