Nikka Pure Malt White

Nikka Pure Malt White

The Nikka Pure Malt White is a peaty Japanese whisky composed of Islay malt, mostly. Surely this is provided by the Port Ellen Maltings, no? The nose is a lot less sweet and offers the peat the spotlight. This reminds me of some Port Ellen indeed, imagine that! Some vanilla and again juicy fruit, just like the Pure Malt White. I get some oranges,...

Score 69/100

Nikka Pure Malt White

A blend of single malts (pure or vatted malt) using unnamed Islay whiskies, matured in Japan and sold to you and me for our own convenience. * Nose: smoke, white pepper, sugared flowers and coconut, followed by menthol and tanned leather. With water less smoke more barbeque and slightly charcoal, with medicinal and fish notes, but also bubble-gum...

Score 85/100

Nikka Pure Malt White

Having just tasted the Pure Malt Black (which, by the way, is now available at the LCBO), we move on to the Pure Malt White (which, by the way, is not). This blended malt is mostly made up of malt distilled from barley brought in from Islay! So this should be interesting...and it is. The colour is a medium-dark gold, a little lighter than the...

Score 82/100

Nikka Pure Malt White

Nikka Pure Malt White is our final review in the Japanese series. As a matter of fact, it’s not entirely Japanese. Pure Malt White is a blend of peated Nikka whisky and Scotch Islay whisky (probably Coal Ila). Nikka Pure Malt Black is also peated but it contains only Nikka whisky. Nikka Pure Malt White (43%, OB 2010, 50cl) Nose: a very refined mix...

Score 70/100