Nikka From the Barrel

You're a malthead and would never even dream of touching a blend? Try Nikka from the Barrel, it might just change your mind.

You're a malthead and would never even dream of touching a blend? Try Nikka from the Barrel, it might just change your mind.

Details about this bottle Edit
1543
Miyagikyo (Nikka)
Japan
Blended Whisky
51.4%
0.5 l
Original bottling
double matured
Chill filtration - With Artifical colouring - With
Average tasting notes Tasting notes
Calculated from 73 Tasting Notes
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Nosing
Fruit:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Spices:
Spices:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Orange:
Orange:
Honey:
Honey:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Herbs:
Herbs:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Oak:
Peat Smoke:
Sherry:
Floral:
Floral:
Oak:
Alcohol:
Alcohol:
Raisin:
Raisin:
Peach:
Peach:
Nuts:
Malt:
Herb:
Herb:
Malt:
Dried Fruit:
Dried Fruit:
Nuts:
Coffee:
Chocolate:
Grape:
Cinnamon:
Peat Smoke:
Sherry:
Coffee:
Cinnamon:
Chocolate:
Grape:
Berries:
Heather:
Pear:
Ginger:
Oil:
Wheat:
Walnut:
Fig:
Banana:
Clove:
Plum:
Apple:
Cake:
Mint:
Berries:
Leather:
Date:
Mint:
Cake:
Clove:
Fig:
Pear:
Ginger:
Apple:
Oil:
Plum:
Banana:
Wheat:
Date:
Heather:
Walnut:
Pepper:
Pepper:
Leather:
Tasting
Spices:
Spices:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Oak:
Oak:
Honey:
Honey:
Fruit:
Fruit:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Peat Smoke:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Pepper:
Pepper:
Orange:
Orange:
Alcohol:
Alcohol:
Malt:
Chili:
Herb:
Herb:
Peat Smoke:
Chili:
Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Malt:
Oil:
Nuts:
Ginger:
Sherry:
Oil:
Ginger:
Dried Fruit:
Dried Fruit:
Salt:
Maritime Notes:
Salt:
Leather:
Herbs:
Leather:
Maritime Notes:
Cinnamon:
Peach:
Wheat:
Peach:
Caramel:
Tobacco:
Cinnamon:
Herbs:
Wheat:
Caramel:
Tobacco:
Coffee:
Coffee:
Grapefruit:
Tropical Fruit:
Clove:
Nutmeg:
Mint:
Floral:
Cake:
Raisin:
Nutmeg:
Tropical Fruit:
Cake:
Mint:
Grapefruit:
Floral:
Sherry:
Dark Chocolate:
Heather:
Plum:
Plum:
Raisin:
Heather:
Dark Chocolate:
Clove:
Finish
Sweet:
Sweet:
Spices:
Spices:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Oak:
Oak:
Oil:
Nuts:
Oil:
Herb:
Herb:
Peat Smoke:
Peat Smoke:
Malt:
Malt:
Honey:
Coffee:
Honey:
Dark Chocolate:
Coffee:
Dark Chocolate:
Sherry:
Fruit:
Salt:
Fruit:
Plum:
Salt:
Caramel:
Plum:
Orange:
Zitrus:
Orange:
Chocolate:
Pepper:
Maritime Notes:
Caramel:
Chili:
Pepper:
Maritime Notes:
Zitrus:
Chili:
Chocolate:
Wheat:
Cake:
Dried Fruit:
Peach:
Leather:
Peach:
Cake:
Leather:
Sherry:
Dried Fruit:
Raisin:
Nuts:
Apple:
Wheat:
Apple:
Raisin:

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Tasting Notes 73

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28. Dec 2013
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Ykai
04. May 2015
Nosing: Orange Spices Peach Caramel Honey

Taste: Spices Oak Chocolate Dried Fruit Oil Honey Coffee

Finish: Spices Nuts Vanilla Dried Fruit

Comment:
For the price this is great and it is more complex than a lot of single malt whisky.
To me this is one of the best blended whisky I have tried, it is stunning.

I like how the taste starts out with the spices side of it, a bit nutty and feels a bit oily on the tongue and in the mouth, but then starts to get some chocolate and coffee notes out of that oily feel. Then changes and gets some notes of dried fruit that goes over to the finish with slight hints of vanilla, spices and nuts that combine with the dried fruit.

This is just what I get out of it. I love it!
10. Jul 2016
Mathis_2
26. Oct 2016
Whisky-Mig
10. Jun 2018
JayPi
15. Dec 2020
Chris901
25. Feb 2023