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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28. May 2017
one07
21. Jun 2016
Loadmasterdave
12. Dec 2016

Comment: best blend i have tried, wish they made bigger bottles
24. Jan 2018
24. Jul 2018
Nosing: Strong and very aromatic Orange peel, Honig Gewürze the nose is intense but also a bit on the sweet side

Taste: Needless to say, this needs to be diluted. The taste is very strong otherwise. While the taste follows the nose the orange is no longer the main feature, but it opens more to Honig and a hint of Vanille

Finish: Vanille mostly, not a long finish

Comment: Fantastic whisky. This is a completely unexpected balance of orange and sweetness than later open to yet another level when tasted. I like this whisky a lot and I think it is a must try
15. Jun 2014
GerhardPohl
31. May 2016
elbergo
05. Jul 2018
07. Aug 2018