Nikka Taketsuru reviews

I have already killed a few bottles of the Taketsuru Pure Malt, because it was affordable (last bought in a French supermarket for 35 EUR, but unfortunately in the shop in my own country almost double…

NosePeaches and apricots with a more than generous sprinkle of cinnamon. I could spend so much time just appreciating the nose. Glacier cherries and plum wine. The wood has done wonders here. Its simple…

Taketsuru is a Japanese Pure Malt from the Nikka stables, composed with single malts from both Yoichi and Miyagikyo. The age statement versions (12, 17, 21, 25 and 35) are long gone – or, if you do find…

The craze for Japanese whisky is still in full swing, some blame Jim Murray's 2014 proclamation that Japanese Whisky was the best in the world as one of the catalysts for this state of affairs, as much…

Taketsuru is a blended malt composed of both Yoichi and Myagikyo malts and named after the founder of the Nikka concern, Masetaka Taketsuru. Their standard bottling used to be a 12 Year Old, but the…

Nikka Taketsuru 17 yo is a blended malt. The reviewed sample is thanks to @Robert99Nose: very strong flavours from both malt and from wood, mostly middle-pitched, but also with a few high and low range…

This one is courtesy of @paddockjudge, who always saves me samples of things I can’t get myself but would love to try.I haven’t tried too many Japanese whiskies before. Other than one a sip or two of the…

This Pure Malt consists of whisky that has matured for at least 25 years, from both Yoichi and Miyagikyo, the two distilleries that were founded by Masetaka Taketsuru. Their 25 Year Old is a rare beast…

The Taketsuru 17 is a gem. As of now, it’s ranked 23 in the list of top whiskies on this site. But it’s worth noting that it’s the only non-single malt on the list, disregarding bourbon. So how is it…

Taketsuru 21 year-old belongs to Nikka’s core range of blended malt whiskies. The term “Pure Malt” indicates that this does not contain any grain whisky but malt whisky from the Miyagikyo and Yoichi…