Taketsuru 17 Years Old

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 40 by Martine Nouet and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Martine Nouet Nose Oaky. Beeswax. Cooked apples. Crème brûlée. Raw bread dough. Peat in the back. Palate Sweet at start but spices put taste buds on fire. Passion fruit. Oak gradually takes over. Finish Dry, dusty, spicy, slightly astringent. Comment The creamy notes n the nose suggest more sweetness on the palate. Oak speaks up.

Dave Broom Nose Clean, with layered tropical fruit. Eucalyptus, red fruit, vanilla. Oak. Good weight and breadth. Palate Oily, fruity and juicy. Almost Irish. Firm with obvious oaken structure but sufficient sweetness (cocoa, liquorice, vanilla) to carry. Finish Lightly gripping. Comment Images of a weather-beaten oak. Mature, but sweet-hearted.