Name: Nikka Taketsuru Pure Malt 2020 – Teawine Lux
Price: 59.00 EUR
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Nikka Taketsuru Pure Malt 2020

59.00€ TTC

Nikka Taketsuru Pure Malt 2020

Alcohol: 43% vol

Content: 700ml

Region, Country: Honshu, Japan

Flavors: Notes of fruit (apple, pear), white flowers (lily, lilac), cut hay and chocolate can be fully expressed., To taste, retoruve the lemon meringue pie.

Nikka Taketsuru Pure Malt 2020

A blend of Yoichi sherry casks and Miyagikyo sherry and remade casks, the new Nikka Taketsuru Pure Malt boasts extraordinary and captivating freshness. Slightly peaty and salty, it is also exotic, intensely fruity, floral and spicy. In terms of aromas, the peat becomes gradually more powerful, and its flavours play a key supporting role to all the notes in a score bolstered by a minimalism, sincerity and generosity worthy of the greats. Launched in the year of the 100th anniversary of the marriage of Masataka Taketsuru, the founder of Nikka Whisky, and his Scottish wife Rita, we recommend tasting this bottling straight or with an ice ball to chill and slowly dilute the whisky.

Profile: the well-balanced first nose reveals notes of citrus fruit (lemon), coconut, chocolate and a very light and salty peat. Allowed to breathe, the peat becomes more intense, as freshly cut grass and vanilla gradually spread throughout the aromatic palette. The well-rounded attack is rich (lemon tart). On the mid-palate, an above all salty peat gradually appears. It creates an earthy foundation for fruit (apple, pear), white florals (lilac, lily) and chocolate. The elegant start of the finish is honeyed (acacia), spicy (cinnamon) and tertiary (chestnut). On the retro-nasal olfaction, cut hay, liquorice and milk chocolate form a harmonious ensemble of flavours.

TASTING NOTE

Appearance : lemon yellow.
Nose : refined, balanced. On the first nose, notes of citrus fruit (lemon, grapefruit), coconut and chocolate appear alongside a very light and salty peat. Allowed to breathe, the peat becomes more intense, as freshly cut grass and vanilla are delicately placed throughout the aromatic palette. Next, exotic aromas of pineapple and banana confirm the fruit’s dominance.
Palate : full-bodied, well-rounded. On the attack, a delicious lemon meringue tart is served on a platter. After this wonderfully rich start, a delicately acrid, dry and above all salty peat gradually takes hold. It creates an earthy foundation for a full expression of notes of fruit (apple, pear), white florals (lilac, lily), cut hay and chocolate. At the very end of the palate, the malted barley radiates intensity.
Overall : long, elegant. At the start of the finish, acacia honey spreads across the palate, as sweet spices (cinnamon, ginger) bring lots of structure. Next, nuts (chestnut, hazelnut) bring out the wonderful maturity emanating from the flavour palette. On the retro-nasal olfaction, cut hay, liquorice and milk chocolate create a very harmonious combination of flavours. The empty glass is slightly peaty, herbaceous and vanilla.