Nikka Whisky From the Barrel

Serving: 1.5 fl. oz. shot, neat. Nose: Apple, pear. Caramel. Slight brine. Palate: Brine, smokiness, slight Carmel, vegetal, low if any cereal note. Slight apple and pear. Finish: Brine, smokiness, slightly bitter. Flavour dissipating quickly in terms of fruit and caramel flavours leaving smokiness and brine predominant. Overall: Unusual to me as a novice Whiskey drinker, more to the salty/savoury side than the usual sweetness I associate with the Whiskeys I’ve tried to date. It definitely has personality, but I will need to see if this one grows on me.

Nose: Slight brininess with vanilla and some spice. Palette: light in texture but rich in flavour. First comes on fairly sweet with sweet clover and spice, then comes on a bit of earthiness and mild spokiness. Finished hot on the palate.

Very sharp, raw malt and oak barrel notes. A little peaty on the nose. Woody, peppery and smoky on the mouth and has a vanila finish