【New Item】Nikka Date

Thank you for your continued patronage of Azabujuban BAR Shinkai aka Hidden Lounge.

Today we are pleased to announce that Nikka Date from Nikka Whisky has just arrived. This bottle is limited to Miyagi Prefecture.

Powerful and rich taste. Gentle and soft aftertaste.

It has a pleasant oak-aged aroma, soft floral aroma, gentle malty aroma, rich vanilla-like sweetness, milk chocolate sweetness, smooth and creamy taste, with a good amount of peat bitterness and complex flavor that emerges after the sweetness, which tightens the whole flavor.

Tasting Notes

Flavor Woody aroma, barrel-aged, malty sweetness. Chocolatey bitterness, floral and fruity esters in harmony.
Taste Honey-like sweetness blends with vanilla sweetness, smooth and creamy. Peat bitterness tightens the whole.
Aftertaste Smooth with clean esters and sweet bitter finish.

Product Information

Alcohol content 43%
Liquor categories Blended Whisky
Cask type
Volume and quantity 700ml
No. of products sold
Date of release September 2008 and September 15, 2009 (old Date, released in limited quantities)July 2, 2012- (current Date, released as regular product)
BAR Shinkai Offer price <45ml: 1,650 yen, 30ml: 1,100 yen, 15ml: 550 yen>

BAR Shinkai offers this service at all of its Toranomon and Daimon branches, as well as the Azabujuban branch. If you are interested, please give it a try.

For more information on Nikka Date, please see this article.

Nikka DATE – What are the characteristics, list price, taste, and where can I buy it? (jpwhisky.net)]

For a full list of BARShinkai’s whisky menu, click here.