Mainly composed of Yoichi distillery malt, Black is characterized by powerful peat, rich taste & firm flavour. ...

Mainly composed of Miyagikyo distillery malt, Red is characterized by lightly sweet vanilla nose & a soft & gentle taste. ...

One of Nikka's classic brands, the Super Nikka was introduced to the market in 1962. Its luxuriant aroma, gentle hints of peat & scent of vanilla & chocolate are all in harmony, & its flavour is smooth, rounded & well-balanced. ...

This is a blended malt named in honour of Masataka Taketsuru, the father of Japanese whisky. He is the first Japanese who mastered whisky-making in Scotland & produced the genuine whisky in Japan. Masataka learned that the natural resources surrounding a distillery were essential for quality whisky. Based on his thought, he selected two places, Yoichi & Miyagikyo, & built two distilleries there. Its gentle malt flavour, fruitiness & extremely well-balanced taste make it a perfect entry point into the world of Nikka. ...

1 bottle per customer. Tasting notes: Citrus aromas, orange & pear initially greet the nose & evolve into light herbaceous notes, subtle peat & grapefruit. Round & delicate on the palateit shows cereal, cardamom & candied fruit flavours. Slight but discreet bitterness comes along with some peatiness reminiscent of a full-bodied dark chocolate. A homage to Nikkas founder, Masataka Taketsuru, the father of Japanese whisky. Taketsuru Pure Malt is a blended malt named after Nikkas founder, a disciplined craftsman whow as constant in his pursuit of perfection
- a characteristic Nikka is pursuing to this day. The new releasere places the previous Pure Malt expression which was discontinued in early 2020 & reflects much more the historic style of the Taketsuru blend. The whisky is a blend of aged single malt casks from Yoichi & Miyagikyo distilleries & showcases an exquisite balance of softness & complexity. Miyagikyo remains prominent but a higher proportion of Yoichi is used in this new edition. The liquid is aged in ex-sherry & Miyagikyo remade casks. The Taketsuru logo, founders signature & brand emblem are all present on the bottle, displaying the authenticity & tradition of this superb whisky.
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Colour: Amber with gold reflection. Nose: Clean with toasted & spicy notes. Apple & apricot fragrance. Very fresh. Palate:
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This is a single malt from the Yoichi distillery, Nikka's first distillery built in 1934. The founder Masataka Taketsuru chose Yoichi in Hokkaido because of the similar environmental conditions to Scotl&, where he learned whisky making. Yoichi single malt has pleasant peaty notes & smokiness originating from the traditional direct coal-fired distillation as well as a briny hint delivered by the sea breeze during the aging process. ...

Their best selling beer is a craft lager that lives up to its name God Lager Which means good lager in Swedish. Thats what you get with this divine un-pasteurised beer. A smooth tasting dortmunder style lager with a malty biscuit character & restrained citrus notes in the background with a light bittersweet finish. To brew the Nils Oscar God Lager a nice special malt is needed like Vienna malt, which is a little darker to give a little more flavour & richness. The best hops are from Germany, & of course, this is found in Nils Oscar God Lager. God Lager is a hoppy full malt beer with a nice malt character from the special malt. It is fresh & easy to drink. ...

Nils Oscar India Ale has been a success from the first day & in 2006 was called the Best Swedish Beer in a bottle. India Ale is a balanced IPA with great bitterness & fruit notes from three types of hops Pacific Gem, Cascade & Amarillo). Nils Oscar India Ale has a lovely colour & offers an aroma with hints of tropical fruits. You can call it a British ale with American hops. ...

The beer has a golden colour with an aroma of fresh aromatic hops with hints of lemon, orange & freshly mown grass. The taste is fresh with a light malt character with healthy carbonic acid. Bitterness is marked, yet supple. This is a healthy top-fermented beer in the American style brew with pilsner malt, wheat malt, munich malt, caramel malt & flavoured with hops: Citra, El Dorado, Waimea from New Zealand & then dry hopped with Amarillo & Cascade. ...