Nikka was the life’s work of Masataka Taketsuru, the “Father of Japanese Whisky”. Its products are rightly celebrated worldwide for their quality, and it is not an exaggeration to say that you can feel the ingenuity of Masataka in Nikka whisky. Here is something that should interest all fans of Japanese whisky. Nikka Tarakuze Shochu is a long term aged wheat shochu. It was aged in a barrel for 12 years.