Nikka From The Barrel Japanese Whisky with Ice Bucket – 50cl

Whisky Advocate's No.1 Whisky of the Year 2018 — and one of the most beloved and widely celebrated blended whiskies in the world at any price. Nikka From the Barrel is the expression that converted a generation of drinkers to the Nikka brand: a whisky of remarkable complexity, intensity, and depth bottled at a forthright — a precise figure that Nikka's blenders arrived at through exhaustive experimentation as the ideal strength to capture the full richness of the liquid without compromise. The concept is as elegant as the result: more than 100 different batches of malt and grain whisky are blended together, filled into used oak casks — including ex-bourbon barrels, ex-sherry butts, and re-charred hogsheads — and left to marry for a further three to six months, a process that harmonises all components into a single, seamlessly integrated whole. The compact, rectangular bottle is designed to evoke a small block of whisky — and everything about what's inside justifies the concept entirely.

Presented here with an ice bucket — making this an exceptional gift set for any serious whisky enthusiast who appreciates the way a single large ice cube gently opens up the liquid's extraordinary complexity at this bold