Nikka Taketsuru's 17-Year-Old Japanese Pure Malt Whisky is a marriage of single malt whiskies distilled at the Yoichi and Miyagikyo distilleries. Once each of the whiskies has been distilled, they are aged for a minimum of 17 years before being vatted together in order to create Taketsuru Pure Malt Whisky. As a result of this vatting, Taketsuru 17 Year Old Pure Malt has a malty aroma, with hints of fruit salad, berries, and plantains. The aroma gives way to notes of vanilla, blood oranges, whipped cream, and milk chocolate on the palate, and leads to a finish with hints of bittersweet oak, cocoa, and fruit.