Nikka From The Barrel

Nikka From The Barrel is a blended whisky created to deliver full flavors and richness of whisky “from barrels” which only blenders can sniff and taste. The iconic bottle is designed to reflect “a small block of whisky” – embodying the rich, strong taste of the whisky within. From The Barrel is an extremely complex blended whisky bottled at 51.4% ABV. In order to deliver its richness and full flavors, the blended liquid goes into used barrels for another few months for “marriage” before it is bottled.

Nikka From The Barrel (aka. NFTB) is made with malt and grain whiskies from Miyagikyo and Yoichi. It is often rumored that there is a significant amount of Ben Nevis in the blend too. I am one of the believers of this too since I love Ben Nevis and I feel a lot of notes from the distillery. Even if this is a fairy tale, it became an industry joke about Japanese whisky now.