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Nikka From The Barrel (700mL)
Nikka From The Barrel (700mL)

The great Nikka distillery has produced a great Japanese blend.

Nikka is one of the two great Japanese whisky produces. Founded by the legendary Masataka Taketsuru, who studied whisky production in Scotland, before returning with a wife to work for Suntory and then creating his own distillery that would quickly become its biggest rival.

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Details

The award-winning From the Barrel blend features whiskies distilled from both the Miyagikyo and Yoichi distilleries. It is bottled at 51.4% making it cask-strength and features whiskies from a huge variety of casks, including bourbon barrels, sherry butts and refill hogsheads.

It is a blend of the highest quality, well-balanced, complex, warming, and smooth. It is also wonderfully presented in a square medicine-style bottle complete with simple grey label.  It does benefit from a little water if you want to get all the flavours out. 

From the Barrel  is also everything you want from a Japanese whisky. One expert has commented that “it smells of Japan… smells like old wooden Japanese houses.” We haven’t spent as long as Japan as her, but we wouldn’t disagree. 

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Tasting notes

Nose

Spicy and rich but well balanced. Floral tones and spiced oak mix imperceptibly with citrus fruits and vanilla hints.

Taste

Deep and full-bodied. Packed with oak-spices, pepper, cinnamon, and cloves alongside orange rind, dried fruits all balanced out with an almost-caramel sweetness that permeates throughout.

Finish

Long, warm, and fruity with a fading spiciness.

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Reviewed by Simon S.
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Delicious entry into Japanese whisky

I've had people tell me this isn't a "genuine" Japanese whisky, because it's blended with some scotch whisky. Nobody seems to know the percentage of "tainting" that is done.

That being said, this is a robust entry into what resellers consider Japanese whisky. It has a floral nose, with a touch of sweetness. That carries over to the palate, where there is a delicious blend of floral and honeyed sweetness, that provides a lasting sweet finish.

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stunning

so good, my wife is enjoying more of it than me - thank god I bought 4 bottles

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Nikka strikes again!

Very smooth and excellent flavours. This drop is easy to drink and does not disappoint. This is my second bottle I have tried from the Nikka range and is quickly becoming one of my favourite brands.

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Stunning flavours

What's not to love? They say that big presence comes in small packages and this little bottle packs a lovely punch.

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