Taketsuru 35 Years Old

Taketsuru 35 Years Old is Nikka's most extended blended malt age statement, combining malt whisky from Yoichi in Hokkaido and Miyagikyo in Miyagi Prefecture over three and a half decades in wood. This 2001 global release in a 750ml bottle predates much of the international awareness the range later achieved, making it a historically significant edition.

Thirty-five years in Ex-Bourbon oak shape a profile that moves beyond the fresh and honeyed Taketsuru house character into the territory of aged complexity: dark dried fruit, leather, deep malt richness and a waxy concentration are typical of the maturation level. Both Yoichi and Miyagikyo contribute, though after 35 years their individual profiles are fully integrated into the blend.