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Nikka Pure Malt Black

Nikka

Nikka

Pure Malt Black

Nikka

ABV: 43%

Age: No age statement Years Old

Style: Blended

Country: Japan

Region: N/A

Overall
Score

7.2

Tasting Notes

Nose

Box of over-ripe fruit left in a coal bunker.

Palate

Boiled lemon candy sweets then a savoury hit of smoke and spice.Earthy.

Finish

Sweet and pleasant,with traces of smoke.

Comment

A delicatessen whisky which quietly earns your respect.

Taster Score

6.7

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