About the distillery : It was a sake producer, Mr. Taketsuru, who created the Nikka brand. He is considered the father of Japanese whisky. Trained as a chemist, he was sent to Scotland by his employer for an apprenticeship, where he discovered whisky and fell in love with it, along with a beautiful Scottish girl named Rita. In 1934, he established Yoichi, his first distillery, on the island of Hokkaido. In 1969, his second distillery opened in Miyagikyo. Today, Nikka whiskies are a huge success, far beyond Japan's borders. The Nikka group produces its entire range of whiskies from the single malts of its two distilleries.

Detailed tasting notes : The nose is fine, complex, floral and fruity, with notes of spices and leather. The mouth is powerful and firm. Spiced on pepper and woody, it evolves on ripe fruit, caramelized apple and flowers. The finish is long, on marine notes, ripe fruits (plum, peach) on a background of woody and vanilla notes.