Nikka Tsuru Ceramic Decanter

In almost every whisky auction you will find this exotic bottle, and as soon as i got the chance to grab a sample, i had to have it. Well, it seems the reason that everyone offers this bottle in auctions is because it is not very good and they want to sell it. Nikka Tsuru is a good looking bottle, with some cranes shown on the bottom of the ceramic decanter. Actually "Tsuru" is the Japanse word for "Crane" and also is a nice way to tribute Nikka's foundern Masetaka Taketsuru. Bottled at 43%abv, tawny color. On the nose, a little weak and simple. Peaches, a nice burnt hay; slight chocolate. A general herbal fresh aroma. It became a lot better after the first sip. Nice caramel, a dim red fruitiness; a red apple note has appeared. On the palate it is very salty. A salt bomb. Peaches after the salt. A second sip gave me toffee for a second, then the saltiness appeared again and there is some dim citric notes also in there. Aftertaste is almost non-existing, since it is very short. Dry, short peppery aftertaste. New wood. Overall, this is a very dissapointing whisky. The nice decanter and the simplicity of it might deceive unexperienced drinkers, but it is not very good really. My score for it is a sad 65 over 100.