Description
🇯🇵Nikka Taketsuru 17 Year Old Single Malt Whisky🥃
Taketsuru is named after the company's founder Masataka Taketsuru as a product name to commemorate his passion and contribution to whisky.
"Taketsuru" is blended with malt whisky aged for a long time at Yoichi Distillery and Miyagikyo Distillery
Highly acclaimed/awarded whisky (WAWA World's Best Blended Malt Whisky 2010), now discontinued
NIKKA owns two distilleries, Yoichi and Miyagikyo, each brewing whisky made from barley malt
Produces 4 different brands of whisky including Yoichi, Taketsuru, Miyagikyo and Nikka
Masataka Taketsuru, the founder of Nikka Whisky Distilling Co., Ltd., can be said to be the father of Japanese whisky [the first Japanese to go to Scotland to learn how to brew whisky]
Assisted Suntory in building the first Yamazaki distillery in 1924, and established the Yoichi distillery in Yoichi, Hokkaido, Japan in 1934
Celebrating 80 years of Nikka whisky Launched in 2014, 1940 Designed by Masataka Taketsuru with glorious gold crest and asymmetrical bottle traditional design inspired by "kimono"
Aroma: Soft, fruity palate with spicy cloves and cherry mint
Taste: Rich fruit flavors, aromas and the gorgeous and varied taste of Miyagikyo whisky, which enhance the whole wine
End rhyme: the end rhyme like pomelo is endless aftertaste”
Awards:
World's Best Malt Blend – 2015
World Whisky Awards - Winners
Best Japanese Malt Blend – 2015
World Whisky Awards - Winners
Japanese Blended Malt Whisky 13 to 20 Years - 2014 - World Whisky Awards - Gold Medal
Origin : Japan - Yoichi, Hokkaido
Distillery:Nikka
Type:Whisky
Style:Single malt whisky
Year Age:17 years
Alcohol: 43%vol
Bottle Size:700ml