Nikka Taketsuru 17 Year Old 70cl Whisky

Name: Nikka Taketsuru 17 Year Old
Brand: Nikka
SKU: 2835
Price: 446.85 USD
Availability: OutOfStock
Rating: 4.43 (30 reviews)

Japan • 70cl • 43%

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Product details

age17 Year Old Whisky

bottler

Nikka

countryJapanese Whisky

distillery/brandNikka Whisky

styleBlended Malt Whisky

Nikka Taketsuru 17 Year Old

This is a great 17 year old blended malt named for Nikka's founder, the whisky-pilgrim Masataka Taketsuru.

This bottle was part of a private collection - if you'd like more detailed photos just get in touch!

Tasting Note by The Chaps at Master of Malt

Nose

Fresh and fruity with fruit salad, berries, sultanas and some other dried fruit, vanilla, fragrant wood and honey.

Palate

Spicy and rounded with vanilla, blood orange and a little chocolate.

Finish

Medium-length, slightly bittersweet, oak, fruit and cocoa.

Winner of 7 spirit awards

Winner

World's Best Grain Whisky - 2017

World Whiskies Awards

Winner

World's Best Blended Malt - 2014

World Whiskies Awards

Winner

World's Best Blended Malt - 2015

World Whiskies Awards

Winner

World's Best Blended Malt - 2018

World Whiskies Awards

Winner

Best Japanese Blended Malt - 2014

World Whiskies Awards

Winner

Best Japanese Blended Malt - 2015

World Whiskies Awards

Gold

Japanese Blended Malt Whisky 13 to 20 Years - 2014

World Whiskies Awards

Allergy Information

Celery No

Cereals Containing Gluten Info not yet available

Crustaceans No

Eggs No

Fish No

Lupin No

Milk No

Molluscs No

Mustard No

Nuts No

Peanuts No

Sesame Seeds No

Soybeans No

Sulphur Dioxide Sulphites No

More allergen information

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Customer rating

4.43

30 reviews

5 Stars21

4 Stars4

3 Stars2

2 Stars3

1 Star0

Complex with a Unique taste that develops as it sits on the pallet

Insane good!!

Master of Malt Customer Aug 27, 2017

Amazing

One of the best, can't wait for the 21 Year Old ;)

Laszlo Haladin Jun 29, 2017

Anything you can do, we can do better........

I am really struggling to think of a Scotch malt whisky that balances the sherried elements with the smoky as pleasingly as this does. Admittedly 17 yrs is very old by Japanese standards but even 30 year old Islays that I've tasted are either too heavy on phenol (Bowmore, Ardbeg, Laphroig...) or too light on smoke (Bunnahabhain). I've had a few mildly smokey Bunnas but to reach this level of complexity and smoothness, they have to be very old (39 yrs Cadenheads single cask) and therefore very expensive. Ditto the Scappas and HPs. Bruichladdich pulled it off with the Black Arts 4.1, though that was very light on the smoke. Older Arrans can be very good but sherried expressions are very rare. Hats off to Nikka therefore for a perfectly balanced (imo) rich, mildly smokey, slightly floral, honeyish, chocolatey malt. Shame it's so darned expensive here in Europe but I'll surely be stocking up on this one.

Dr Andy Price Jan 12, 2017

fantastic!

OMG, i can't believe how delicious this whisky is. the slight kick at the end was a surprise as i expected it to be smoother but then again, it went so well that the little kick at the end just made it seem exotic. i need to stock up on this.

ccdev Dec 16, 2016

Acetone

My bottle had a face and mouth full of acetone. Adding some water helped this, but then the fact that it was too long in the wood really shone through. The wisps of smoke were nice, though. But at best there is a consistency issue with this whisky.

Master of Malt Customer Dec 8, 2016

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Nikka Taketsuru 17 Year Old 70cl Whisky

Nikka Taketsuru 17 Year Old