Nikka Whisky From the Barrel

The first member review that popped up on this one said 'Wood..'...Having cracked this open and consumed without resting (my daughter is having a sleep over birthday party with friends so damit I deserve to drink...just wish I had a man cave to retreat to...grumble, grumble) I was like yeah wood! I thought slightly out of kilter then looked at the abv and thought eh water and time time. Both along with a fillet steak helped and this came into its own. Now having stumbled across the some of the greats of Japanese whiskey such as 21 Yr Nikki Yochi a number of years ago and having them be my first taste of Japanese whiskey when I was embarking on my whiskey journey (and thinking $150 USD was an eye watering price!) I've since been simultaneously kicking myself for not buying up and also wading through a lot of disappointing overpriced Japanese whiskey to the point unless it's a new distillery using non sourced stock I've by and large not been interested. This is a refreshing break from that pattern. Thanks to @cascode I've managed to try a decent example at a very reasonable $50USD. This is at least a 3.75 to 4. Sadly I drank the whole sample before I could discern anything more than I liked it (our cat bit one of the girls among other episodes....). Anyhow its good, buy with confidence and add time and water. Nga mihi!

WOOD • WALNUT • POMEGRANATE • SPRING • SCORPIO