ABV 43%
Intriguing and dynamic.
Robin Laing
Nikka
Brand
Pure Malt White
Expression
Blended
Type
No age statement
Age (Years)
43%
ABV
Japan
Region/Country
Standard (Distillery or blended)
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: Iodine,sea breezes,woody (packing crates),coal dust,camphor,mint,rich old-fashioned marmalade; later on -\rchimney soot and smoked fish.
Palate: Very cooling with gentle spice and pleasant woody notes and a touch of smoke.
Finish: Nuts,charcoal.
Comment: Intriguing and dynamic.
Score: 7.8
Taster
Nose: Sweet, stewed strawberries, jam with some smoke.
Palate: Orange,cough sweets,eucalyptus and a savoury asparagus-like note.
Finish: Quite long,savoury,smoke at the death.
Comment: Very different,utterly beguiling and cleverly constructed.
Score: 7.8
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