{"product_id":"nikkasuperrareold-700ml-61050","title":"NikkaSuperRareOld(700mL)","description":"\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Nikka Super Rare Old is a story of love and spirit across time and space. \u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;em\u0026gt;Masataka Taketsuru \u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;was the son of a Sake producer. As a young man, he was sent to Scotland to learn the secrets of Whisky. He did… but he also learned about love. He met Rita Cowen — a Scottish lass whom he married and took back to Japan with him. He remained employed by other Spirits makers for a few years, but Rita encouraged him to step out on his own. In 1934, he founded Yoichi Distillery that came to be a great success. \u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Yoichi Distillery lies in southern Hokkaido and is surrounded on three sides by mountains, a terrain much similar to the one Taketsuru found in Scotland. Yoichi possesses its own cooperage and is particularly careful when selecting its \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;hogshead barrels\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;, which are made on-site using new oak. Yoichi produces \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;big, oily Whiskies in the Highland style. \u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Taketsuru was doing great — making a range of Whiskies as Japan’s first master distiller. In 1961, Rita — the love of his life — passed away. He knew that \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;the best way to demonstrate his affection \u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;was to make a \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;Whisky masterpiece\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;… one of the loves that they shared as a couple. He chose his oldest and finest Single Malt Spirits and made the Super Nikka Rare Old, released the following year in 1962. Rare full bottles still come up for auction. \u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;The current masters at Nikka decided to do it all again. They purchased and tested one of the rare surviving 1962 Super Nikka bottles from a private collection. Then they \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;aged and blended and tested \u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;until they got it just right. The result … Nikka Super Rare Old Whisky. It is a \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;heavier, thicker Whisky \u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;more true to the original than the more commercial flasks that have made the rounds. \u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;It is a special release from a special source and a hallmark from a special time in the Whisky history of Japan. \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;Watashi wa anata no kenkō ni nomimasu (I drink to your health). \u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45135691940022,"sku":"61050","price":14.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/1251\/9862\/files\/nikkasuperrareold-700ml_61050_01_230a2071_69352645-e92e-48aa-8e58-1061bdd60806.jpg?v=1779276866","url":"https:\/\/noblebottle.com\/products\/nikkasuperrareold-700ml-61050","provider":"noblebottle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}