Nikka Taketsuru 17Yr Pure Malt Japanese Whisky 竹鶴 750ml

Nikka Taketsuru 17 Year Old Japanese Pure Malt Whisky is a marriage of single malt whiskies distilled at the Yoichi and Miyagikyo Distilleries. Once each of the whiskies has been distilled, they are aged for a minimum of 17 years before being vatted together in order to create Taketsuru Pure Malt Whisky. As a result of this vatting, Taketsuru 17 Year Old Pure Malt has a malty aroma, with hints of fruit salad, berries and plantains. The aroma gives way to notes of vanilla, blood oranges, whipped cream and milk chocolate on the palate, and leads to a finish with hints of bittersweet oak, cocoa and fruit.

 

Nikka Taketsuru 17 Year Old Japanese Pure Malt Whisky earned the Gold Medal at the World Whiskies Awards in 2014, where it was named the World's Best Blended Malt and the Best Japanese Blended Malt Whisky.