Taketsuru

Taketsuru Whiskey, Created as a tribute to Masataka Taketsuru, the founder of Nikka, Taketsuru is a blended malt or pure malt which is composed of a blend of single malts from the Yoichi and Miyagikyo distilleries.

Subtly blended in accordance with the philosophy of the founding father, the four versions 12, 17, 21 and 25 years old are high quality whiskies that have won many awards in international competitions.

As part of the Nikka Distillery’s brand, Taketsuru Pure Malt is a range of blend malt whiskies name in honor of Masataka Taketsuru. The founder of Nikka and father of Japanese whisky. These whiskies highlight the complexity and preciseness of blending.

Moreover. Nikka Taketsuru whisky has an aroma that varies according to the place of production. While computers in the modern Miyagikyo distillery check production. Yoichi relies on traditional Scottish produce. Coal fires are use to heat the kettles to date, allowing the strong, spicy character of Nikka Taketsuru Whiskey.

However. Taketsuru range is a good example of the problem Japanese whisky is facing. And I mean the true Japanese whisky, the one distill in Japan, not the “bottle whatever and slap some Japanese kanji” fake Japanese whisky crap. As you’ve read a thousand times, there is a shortage of old Japanese whisky stocks, that is here for a long time (you can’t accelerate years, even though, and especially with 2020, you’d sometimes want to). And the demand for Japanese whisky is so high that the current production is not even enough to cover the needs.