Nikka from the barrel blended whisky《Terroir Collection - ZTJ197》

Region : Japan, Yoichi

Alcohol : 51.4%

Volume:500ml

Website : https://www.nikka.com/

🌟 From famous Japanese Whisky Corporation - Nikka

Mr. Masataka Taketsuru, the founder of Nikka Whiskey Distilling Co., Ltd., is considered the father of Japanese whiskey. He was the first Japanese to go to Scotland to learn how to make whiskey. After returning to Japan, he assisted Suntory in building the first Yamazaki Distillery in 1924. Later, in 1934, he established his own Yoichi Distillery in Yoichi, Hokkaido, Japan. In the early days of its establishment, Nikka's predecessor, Dainippon Juice Co., Ltd., had financial difficulties and began to produce apple juice produced locally in Yoichi. The product was named "Nippon Fruit Juice".

Currently, the company is owned by Asahi (Asahi Group Holdings). The company name is derived from the transliteration of the predecessor "Dainippon Juice Co., Ltd." abbreviated as "Japanese Juice", and was renamed Nikka Whiskey Distilling Co., Ltd. Currently, Nikka has two distilleries in Japan, the Yoichi Distillery in Hokkaido and the Miyagikyo Distillery in Sendai. They produce four different brands of whiskey including Yoichi, Taketsuru, Miyagikyo and Nikka.

Nikka from the Barrel is a blended whiskey that combines malt whiskey and grain whiskey and then ages them in barrels. After the wine is made, it is taken directly from the barrel and put into the bottle without filtering. It has a deep amber color and has a light aroma of vanilla and orange. In the mouth, you can feel the sweet but not greasy caramel sweetness with a hint of peat. The finish is long, minty and fruity.

It is worth mentioning that the bottle design was designed by Mr. Taku Sato, a Japanese graphic design master. Mr. Sato mentioned in his autobiography "The Whale is Spouting" published in 2006: "What kind of bottle should a strong dark whiskey look like? I wanted it to be a 'small piece'." Dark foods seem to taste better when eaten in small amounts. good. ...If the flavor is strong, the quantity should be small. In other words, we designed this short square neck bottle based on the metaphor of a small square. Viewed from the front, a square bottle is smaller than a cylindrical bottle of the same volume. "

$430/bottle