Nikka 2005
| Category | JAPANESE |
| Distillery | Miyagikyo |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 2005 |
| Bottled Year | 2015 |
| Age | 10년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 55.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | - |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
잔을 가볍게 흔들면 옅은 황금빛이 잔 벽을 천천히 흐른다. 코를 가까이 가져가면 미야기쿄가 만든 닛카 2005의 10년 숙성이 빚어낸 잘 익은 사과와 옅은 꿀, 신선한 꽃 향이 가장 먼저 인사한다. 한 모금을 머금으면 55도가 입천장을 매끈하게 채우며 바닐라와 시트러스 껍질, 마지팬이 따라온다. 디스틸러리 보틀링을 삼키면 센다이 산속 우아한 증류소의 균형이 또렷이 깃들어 있다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
amber
air Nose
cool, no ‘S’! Rather cigars, prunes, burnt raisins, marmalade, and certainly some good oloroso. Then greases, soy sauce (there), citron liqueur, and mushrooms. This is really special – so far. With water: wonderful! Smells like the exhausts of an early Kawazaki H2. Two-stroke engine, nicknamed the widow maker
restaurant Palate
truly excellent. A massive arrival, heavy and concentrated, with much more smoke this time, liquorice, bitter chocolate, old walnuts, and allspice. Gets then very clove-y, in a great way. A rather spectacular whisky, this. With water: perfect, walnut wine, ink, linseed oil, bitter chocolate. What’s not to like?
timer Finish
long, wonderfully herbal and tertiary. Shall we mention umami or would that be a little too much?