Nikka Super Rare Old

A good bite but lacks in complexity.

Nikka Super Rare Old Revival Limited Edition An intense, blended Japanese Whisky by Masataka Taketsuru at the Yoichi Distillery in Hokaido, Japan. Revival brings together Sherry matured Nikka & Yoichi stock with a special bottling for Europe. It has a complex birth with notes of dried herbs, exotic spice, roasted almonds, citrus, malt, cooked apples, porridge oats, pear, beeswax & honey; while a rich & oily life adds notes of golden syrup, sweet honey, nougat, lemon grass, orange zest, toffee, fragrant oak, hints of tarragon in new oak, peanut butter, redcurrant, potpourri & cocoa; that led to a long & crisp death with notes of stewed fruits, baking spices, ginger, clove, sherry, hints of smoke, cinnamon & digestive biscuits. October 2018 / February 2019 / June 2020 /July 2021 / August 2022

Cost performance is mega! Smooth, apple on the nose/front? Grear mouthfeel and nice finishing sips