Nikka Miyagikyo Single Malt (700ml)

  • Spirit Type

    Whisk(e)y Learn More

  • Spirit Category

    Japanese Whisky

  • Size

    700ml

  • Country

    Japan

  • Region

    Miyagi

  • Sub-Region

    Sendai

  • Tasting Notes

    Baking SpiceChocolatehoney

  • How to Drink

    Neat

  • Glassware

    Glen Cairn

  • ABV

    45%

Nikka Whisky was founded by Masataka Taketsuru, the Father of Japanese whisky. Aspiring to create “genuine” whisky in Japan, Masataka set off alone to Scotland in 1918 to gain the knowledge needed to achieve his goal. Arriving in Scotland, he enrolled at The University of Glasgow and studied chemistry, before landing an apprenticeship at three different Scotch distilleries. Filling his notebook with the wealth of information he had learned, Masataka headed back home to Japan with his wife Rita. He was immediately hired and helped build Yamazaka distillery, where he stayed for 10 years. He branched out on his own, heading north to Yoichi and building Yoichi Distillery in 1934. Yoichi’s location was chosen due to its similarities to Scotland’s climate, which was thought to be ideal for crafting whisky. 

Miyagikyo Single Malt is a range of single malt expressions from the Miyagikyo Distillery. Nikka’s founder Masataka Taketsuru chose a valley in the Miyagi prefecture as the site for his second distillery, and started its operation in 1969. He aimed to make a complete contrast between the two distilleries, Miyagikyo and Yoichi, with different natural environments and production methods.

 

Tasting Notes

The use of Sherry cask lends this single malt whisky a nose that is complex and rich. Notes of baking spice, milk chocolate and liquorice that follow through to the palate, finishing with toasted peanuts.

Method

This no-age-statement version was released in 2016 as a permanent product that showcases the elegant style of Miyagikyo malts, when all age-statements were discontinued. This bottling has estery aromas generated by carefully selected yeast strains along with distinctive Sherry cask influence.

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