Japanese Whisky Tasting!
Nikka Whisky Tasting
Thursday, May 29 from 7pm-8:30pm
$25 per person
The Wine and Cheese Place
7435 Forsyth Blvd,
Clayton, MO 63105
We have 4 spots left for TONIGHT! Order your tickets now. Limited to 23 people.
Sit down event, reservations are required.
Call 314.727.8788 or order online
Taste all 5 Nikka Scotches below with Aaron from The Wine and Cheese Place
Nikka Whisky Tasting
Thursday, May 29 from 7pm-8:30pm
$25 per person
The Wine and Cheese Place
7435 Forsyth Blvd,
Clayton, MO 63105
We have 4 spots left for TONIGHT! Order your tickets now. Limited to 23 people.
Sit down event, reservations are required.
Call 314.727.8788 or order online
Taste all 5 Nikka Scotches below with Aaron from The Wine and Cheese Place
Including the very rare 17 and 21 Year old
Nikka Coffey Grain Whisky...$59.99
"This grain whisky is distilled in a "Coffey Still", which is a very traditional and rare patent still Nikka imported from Scotland in 1963. The Coffey still produces a complex whisky with a mellow and sweet taste originating from the grain itself. Please enjoy the uniqueness of this whisky which Nikka offers to the connoisseurs.
NOSE: Notes of tropical fruits, coconut and banana.
PALATE: A rich, soft, sweet flavor with a hint of vanilla wafer.
FINISH: A delicate finish with a touch of honeyed citrus.
VARIETY: Single Grain
ALCOHOL CONTENT: 40% ABV
Made from the combination of the two distilleries of Yoichi and Miyagikyo, this whisky was the pride of its creator Mastaka Taketsuru, founder of Nikka and father of Japanese whisky.
NOSE: Very well balanced with gentle peat and pleasing malty aroma.
PALATE: Round, pleasant taste with good structure. Rich palate derived from careful aging in hand selected casks.
FINISH: Long smooth finish with a touch of fruit and spice.
VARIETY: Pure Malt
ALCOHOL CONTENT: 40% ABV
Nikka Yoichi Single Malt 15 Year Old...$109.99
The Yoichi Single Malt, made in the Yoichi Distillery, conveys strength, softness and delicacy. This single malt whisky is stored and matured for 15 years or more, is characterized by its mature and ample nose and smooth, silky palate.
About the Distillery- YOICHI:
The Yoichi Distillery is located 50 kilometers west of Sapporo on the island of Hokkaido. It combines tradition with an aesthetic that only the Japanese can achieve. Yoichi has an underground water source that is filtered through peat; the best water there is for whisky production. It has its own kiln topped with traditional pagoda-shaped chimneys. The pot stills are still heated by naked flame, a traditional method that has been abandoned by most of the Scottish distilleries. The Yoichi distillery is located just one kilometer from the sea contributing to the complex character of this whisky, with its salty and slightly medicinal notes.
VARIETY: Single Malt Whisk(e)y
ALCOHOL CONTENT" 45% ABV
The Yoichi Single Malt, made in the Yoichi Distillery, conveys strength, softness and delicacy. This single malt whisky is stored and matured for 15 years or more, is characterized by its mature and ample nose and smooth, silky palate.
About the Distillery- YOICHI:
The Yoichi Distillery is located 50 kilometers west of Sapporo on the island of Hokkaido. It combines tradition with an aesthetic that only the Japanese can achieve. Yoichi has an underground water source that is filtered through peat; the best water there is for whisky production. It has its own kiln topped with traditional pagoda-shaped chimneys. The pot stills are still heated by naked flame, a traditional method that has been abandoned by most of the Scottish distilleries. The Yoichi distillery is located just one kilometer from the sea contributing to the complex character of this whisky, with its salty and slightly medicinal notes.
VARIETY: Single Malt Whisk(e)y
ALCOHOL CONTENT" 45% ABV
Rated 94/00 The Wine Enthusiast
Nikka Taketsuru Pure Malt 17 Year Old...$124.99Made from the combination of the two distilleries of Yoichi and Miyagikyo, this whisky was the pride of its creator Mastaka Taketsuru, founder of Nikka and father of Japanese whisky.
NOSE: Spicy yet delicately balanced evolving to a malty aroma.
PALATE: A mature, full body with notes of toffee and hazelnuts.
FINISH: A long soft finish with a touch of smoke.
VARIETY: Pure Malt
ALCOHOL CONTENT: 43% ABV
Awards:
- WORLD'S BEST PURE MALT WHISKY - 2012 WORLD WHISKIES AWARDS
- WORLD'S BEST BLENDED MALT WHISKY - 2014 WORLD WHISKIES AWARDS - 03/24/2014
Nikka Taketsuru Pure Malt 21 Year Old...$149.99
Made from the combination of the two distilleries of Yoichi and Miyagikyo, this whisky was the pride of its creator Mastaka Taketsuru, founder of Nikka and father of Japanese whisky. This pure malt whisky is characterized by a deep and flavorful richness and excellent balance unique to whisky matured for 21 years. You're sure to enjoy the nose, which blends the richness of ripe fruit with the elegance of the aged cask, and the complex changes in character that appear as the finish approaches.
NOSE: Gentle peat with notes of rich dried fruits.
PALATE: A luscious balance of baking spices, vanilla, ripe pears and citrus notes.
FINISH: Extremely rich and long.
VARIETY: Pure Malt
ALCOHOL CONTENT: 43% ABV
Taketsuru 21 Years Old Pure Malt received the highest honor, a "World's Best" award, at the World Whiskies Awards international whisky contest hosted by Paragraph Publishing Ltd., publishers of British specialty magazine Whisky Magazine. Taketsuru 21 Years Old Pure Malt was selected from among other winners that had gone through first- and second-round tastings to be chosen as "Best" winners, and was further honored with the ultimate "World's Best" award recognizing only the very finest products (one each for six categories).
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