Wine Chat with Nat: Japan’s Nikka From The Barrel Whisky

Описание: 🥃 Which Japanese whisky has a secret Scottish soul and a Hollywood story to match❓

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📺 In this Drink Chat with Nat, we're tasting Japan’s Nikka From The Barrel Whisky.

🍯 This powerful, complex spirit opens with aromas of caramel, dried fruit, and toasted oak, layered with spice, vanilla, and a hint of smoke.

🍊 On the palate, it's full-bodied, rich, and warming, with flavors of toffee, orange peel, baking spice, and a touch of leather, all carried by a bold 51.4% alcohol.

💧 Serve it neat to appreciate its intensity in a Glencairn or rocks glass, or with a splash of water to open up its intricate aromas.

🍫 Pair it with a square of dark chocolate, where its cocoa and spice notes create a luxurious match or sip it alongside a plate of charcuterie.

🔥 Its richness and heat will cut through savory flavors.

🕰️ Fascinating fact: Nikka Whisky was founded by Masataka Taketsuru in 1934.

✈️ Known as the grandfather of Japanese whisky, he who travelled to Scotland in 1918 to study and learn from the finest producers.

⚗️ After he returned to Japan in 1920, he designed the first Japanese whisky distillery for Suntory.

🗾 Once complete, he struck out on his own and founded Nikka Whisky with their first distillery Yoichi in Hokkaido.

🌟 His incredible story was actually made into a TV miniseries, which makes this bottle Hollywood famous.

🎨 Created in 1985 by master blender Tadashi Sakuma, this whisky combines over 100 different malt and grain whiskies, which are re-casked to marry before bottling, a technique that adds remarkable depth and harmony.

💰 At $65.15, this is exceptional value for a whisky of this complexity and strength, and I'd rate it 95 points.

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💬 Have you tried this whisky yet or would you like to❓

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