Nose is apple, fresh and light. In the mouth very light and jovial as well. Fruity and then lightly bitter on the finale. Very feminin and elegant. — 10 years ago
I bought this for the winter months and finished the last of it over the weekend. This is a blended malt named in honour of Masataka Taketsuru, the father of Japanese Whisky. He was the first Japanese who mastered Whisky making in Scotland and brought this expertise back to Japan. It was an incredibly pure and rich Whisky with a certain smokiness. I don’t drink enough Whisky to know the difference but this could easily have been Scotch to my palate. 43% ABV. — 3 years ago
竹鶴 Bamboo crane from Hiroshima. Medium body jasmine floral nose — 10 years ago
Nice milky acid, butter, mineral attack. @Hideyuki Oogami thanks! — 10 years ago
Raun Kupiec
Thicker than than the Taketsuru, more caramel and grain. Still great. — 10 months ago