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.

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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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MADNES82
08. Nov 2016
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Agerskov
27. Aug 2017
Nosing: Spices Alcohol Clove Walnut Cinnamon Vanilla Oak Herbs

Taste: Spices Sweet Salt Oak Grapefruit

Finish: Spices Coffee Salt Dark Chocolate

Comment: Quite dry on the nose – reminds me of an old dusty library. Quite spicy and complex. Not an entry-level whisky, but very interesting smell and taste. A must-try for the more experienced whisky drinker.
04. Jun 2019
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04. Sep 2014