Nose: Fresh and fruity with fruit salad, berries, sultanas and some other dried fruit, vanilla, fragrant wood and honey. Palate: Spicy and rounded with vanilla, blood orange and a little chocolate. Finish: Medium-length, slightly bittersweet, oak, fruit and cocoa. The strength of this whisky lies in the way the subtle aroma of peat builds up over time," says world-renowned British whisky critic Jim Murray in appreciation of Taketsuru 17 Years Old. Its mellow, well-rounded nose and palate are sure to please.