ABV 43%
A delicatessen whisky which quietly earns your respect.
Dominic Roskrow
Nikka
Brand
Pure Malt Black
Expression
Blended
Type
No age statement
Age (Years)
43%
ABV
Japan
Region/Country
Standard (Distillery or blended)
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: Box of over-ripe fruit left in a coal bunker.
Palate: Boiled lemon candy sweets then a savoury hit of smoke and spice.Earthy.
Finish: Sweet and pleasant,with traces of smoke.
Comment: A delicatessen whisky which quietly earns your respect.
Score: 6.7
Taster
Nose: Beautiful solventy notes of paint box and turpentine;also aniseed boiled sweets and a lady's fur coat on a\rmahogany cabinet. Morphing into porridge with honey;toffee later.
Palate: Syrupy,mouth-filling,warming,fruit punch,chocolate,hint of mint.
Finish: Smooth dark chocolate with a late spicy kiss.
Comment: Warm, cosy, wrap-around dram.
Score: 7.8
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