PURE MALT SERIES - Nikka Pure Malt Red Japanese Whisky 500ml
THE PURIST - NIKKA PURE MALT RED 43% – 50cl
Rounded and smooth, with a touch of spice on the finish, the Nikka Pure Malt Red is a whisky for the pleasure seekers. With a majority of fresh and fruity malt whiskies from Nikka’s Miyagikyo distillery, there is no denying the charming character of this intense, yet approachable malt. Share a glass before a meal, and set the course for a pleasant evening with NIKKA Pure Malt RED.
Red, Black, White. The purist comes in many forms. Whisky, like colour, is a matter of taste. For every purist, there is a Pure Malt. A skillful combination of single malts, each bottling is conceived to satisfy a specific flavour preference: from pure fruit to pure peat. Discover three unique whiskies, and display your colour proudly.
THE STORY: MASATAKA TAKETSURU, THE FATHER OF JAPANESE WHISKY.
In 1918, Masataka Taketsuru embarked alone on a long voyage to Scotland. In this distant land the secrets of whisky-making would be imparted to this young Japanese man, and here he would meet the woman who would become his bride. In 1934 Masataka established Nikka Whisky, and built its first distillery in Yoichi, Hokkaido, which-- though inconveniently located-- he had always considered to be the ideal site in Japan for whisky-making, similar in many ways to the Scottish town where he had studied. Masataka established Nikka because he was determined to introduce his fellow Japanese to the joys of authentic whisky. In the decades since, as his company developed and the enjoyment of whisky became a fixture in Japan, he remained relentlessly passionate about quality. Never did he allow it to be sacrificed in favor of efficiency.
In that sense, Masataka Taketsuru, Father of Japanese Whisky, sake brewer's son, had never truly left his roots.
THE DISTILLERIES - Of Nikka's two malt whisky distilleries, Yoichi produces rich, peaty and masculine malt. The whisky gets its distinct aroma and body from direct heating distillation, in which the pot stills are heated with finely powdered natural coal--the traditional method that is hardly ever used today, even in Scotland . In Yoichi, Masataka Taketsuru saw numerous reminders of Scotland, and this convinced him that this should be the home of Japanese Whisky. Located in northern Japan, in Sendai (lat.38 N), Miyagi Prefecture, northern Honshu. This site completely enclosed by mountains and sandwiched between two rivers, the perfect site for whisky distilling. Sendai's fresh water, suitable humidity and crisp air produce soft and mild malt.
