Nikka Taketsuru 17 years Pure Malt was awarded 'Whisky of the Year' by World Whisky Award's in 2015 and 'World's Best Blend' in 2018. In 2019 the distillery announced that the production of Taketsuru 12, 17 and 21 years old would be stopped in March 2020, this due to a shortage of whiskey. This is the old presentation, bottled around 2010.