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Japanese / Blended world whisky

Nikka From The Barrel

Concentrated orange, vanilla and chocolate with thick sweetness, grain, rich oak and a firm woody finish.

Orange peelOakFull-bodied
51.4%ABV
No age statementNo age statement
Ink and watercolor study of an unbranded whisky bottle and tasting glass; not a product depiction
AN ILLUSTRATED SERVING STUDY · NOT THE ACTUAL BOTTLE

01 / IN THE GLASS

A flavor fingerprint.

Neat, at bottled strength. Editorial estimates—not measurements.

Nikka From The Barrel · reference

Nikka Coffey Grain has less smoke and less body.

SweetnessLittle sweetness → Very sweet
BodyKey differenceLight-bodied → Full-bodied
SmokeKey differenceLittle smoke → Smoke-led
Fresh fruitLittle fresh fruit → Fruit-led
Dried fruitLittle dried fruit → Dried-fruit-led
FloralLittle blossom → Blossom-led
SpiceGentle spice → Spice-led
OakKey differenceLittle oak → Oak-led
Malt / cerealLittle grain → Grain-led

How PROOF derives and verifies these positions →

02 / SIDE BY SIDE

Compare the character.

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Smoke × Body

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Little smokeSmoke-led

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03 / THE RECORD

Behind the bottle.

MaturationCask types not stated; blended batches are married in cask
Peat statusblend-contains-peated
Mash / grainsMalt and grain whiskies; proportions not disclosed
Sources, confidence & score rationale

Product page retained with market caveat; confirm U.S. ABV before publication.

Facts checked 3 September 2026. “Not verified” does not mean absent. Scores are editorial estimates, not tasting-panel measurements. Rubric: whisky-neat-v1.

  1. [1] Nikka · From The Barrel ↗ · producer

    Product page retained with market caveat; confirm U.S. ABV before publication.

Sweetness · 30
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Body · 65
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Smoke · 20
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Fresh fruit · 30
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Dried fruit · 15
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Floral · 5
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Spice · 30
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Oak · 55
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Malt / cereal · 50
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]