Nikka Black Label 43% Pure Malt (Vatted Malt)

Wine information: In 1918 Masataka Taketsuru, the founder of Nikka Whisky, embarked on a long voyage to Scotland and, after enrolling at Glasgow University, became the first Japanese person ever to study whisky making. He took chemistry courses at the university and apprenticed at distilleries, learning first-hand from craftsmen and received training as a blender. Masataka would later become known as a master blender. After returning to Japan in 1920 Masataka began work for a company who would produce Japan's first whisky. In 1934, Masataka struck out on his own and established Nikka Whisky and built its first distillery in Yoichi, Hokkaido, which he had always considered to be the ideal site in Japan for whisky-making. This was later joined, in 1969, by the Miyagikyo Distillery, also in northern Japan. Black is a pure malt whisky made primarily with the Yoichi malt and it has a solid, bold taste. Black is characterized by powerful peat, rich taste and firm flavour. Fresh clean, not too smoky to start with, then richer notes of peat and vanilla. Black pepper. Peach. Chocolate and smoky. Sweet, touches of toffee on the palate, quite chewy with a touch of coffee and light oak.

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