Nikka Pure Malt Black Arita Decanter, Oak Cask, 43%

The Nikka whisky company was founded in 1934 by Masataka Taketsuru, with the creation of his Yoichi distillery on the island of Hokkaido. Arguably the 'grandfather' of Japanese whisky, Taketsuru learned his trade studying Organic Chemistry at The University of Glasgow in 1918, before apprenticing at Longmorn, and laterally Hazelburn distilleries. With humble beginnings, producing apple juice and c ... This blended malt from Nikka is a combination of single malts from the company's two single malt distilleries; the fruity elegance of Miyagikyo with the smokier notes of Yoichi. The result is an aromatic balance of fruit and refined peat.