Nikka Whisky From the Barrel

Open 4 months Nose - Musty cereal grain, malty peat smoke, toffee, hickory smoke, dark chocolate, gingerbread, berry pie, and medium ethanol. Palate - Delicate malt, light briny peat, honey, caramel, vanilla, light cinnamon, light berry, and light orange peel. Finish is medium-long with dry oak, hickory smoke, ashy peat, light honey, and medium ethanol kick. This is a really good Japanese whiskey, and affordable when you consider the other options in NC are around this price and under 90 proof. If I reviewed this when I opened it, I may have given it 4.5 stars. Towards the end of the bottle the kick and richness has faded slightly, and it's gotten a little more dry and bitter. Still, if you like lightly peated Scotch you will probably like this. The closest comparison I've had is the John Walker & Sons Celebratory Blend. They both taste like blended Highland malt, but this definitely has a peated Highland/Island profile in the blend compared to the unpeated Celebratory Blend. I had both bottles open and confirmed this side-by-side. Side note, the bottle looks really cool and unique but is terrible at pouring. It's hard to avoid a dribble when the bottle is more than half full.

니카 프롬더 배럴 4.0 향 커피그라운드, 토피 맛 시나몬+ 카라멜에 절인 사과처럼 달고 과실향이 진득하게 응축된 느낌이 좋았고 나머지 두개 절반 마실 때 이거먼저 다 비웠다. 나름 재밌었고 무난하고 맛있게 먹을 수 있었음

Strong & a little bit spicy.

Alright!! First , I've never had this and here we go...:lychee, right off the bat. Hot oceanic Papua New Guinea Tropical fruit...lychee...Smoke, yes, but not overwhelming. Last but not least, dark spicy rhum covered raisins. Solid front and mid palate but unfortunately, it drops off considerably on the back end. More note descriptions in next post....