The distillery, founded in 1934, is dedicated to producing exceptional whisky using traditional techniques. I once went to a Nikka tasting session two years ago and these remained my favorite out of all the core bottlings there. Founded in 1934 by Masataka Taketsuru, the brand is headquartered in Tokyo and is the country's second largest distiller. The patented Coffey still in which this spirit is distilled imparts a distinctive creamy texture upon the spirit.

I can understand the lack of education about this from the big brands, but I’m surprised and annoyed that the independent or “independent” whisky Youtubers and bloggers aren’t educating their fans on important pre-barrel aging steps such as fermentation, types of stills, and condensers. It’s not just because of a better cask management program and being bottled at 46%, NCF, and no added coloring. While Masataka Taketsuru was staying in Scotland, he had an opportunity to learn how to distill grain whisky in a Coffey still firsthand from craftsmen at James Calder in Bo'ness in 1919.Like on the nose, I get one taste made up of honey, coffee, unsweetened coffee jelly, vanilla, burnt caramel, toffee, and cinnamon. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. I think you make a good point here on what passes as whisky education, and I would love to see more of what you suggest. This flagship expression is the best selling Japanese whisky in Europe and is a blend of Coffey Grain , and spirits from Yoichi and Miyagikyo. One of our responsibilities is to ensure we do not sell age-restricted products online to people who are under the minimum legal age.

The only difference is that as other less popular brands have become more mainstream, other smaller brands take their places.This unique expression was developed in 2013 as a result of Nikka's continuous experiments to widen the variety and offer more excitements to aficionados.

Developed in 2013 through continuous experimentation, this whisky is a true testament to Japanese whisky making artistry. All pot stills and some column stills (see Armagnac and Martinique creole stills) can batch distill. Maybe it won’t come from the people already set-up/established with their place in the whisky-tube or blogging world, but I certainly think this is an area that deserves or you could even say needs to be filled. UNIQUE GRAIN WHISKY FROM JAPAN, MADE FROM 100% MALTED BARLEY - Nikka Coffey Malt is made from 100% malted barley.We recommend that you do not rely solely on the information presented here and that you always read labels, warnings, and directions before using or consuming a product. Aside from being small, how are enthusiasts going to know why new distilleries can make a better whisky than the bigger ones despite just bottling young whisky? The whisky is then matured in a combination of new American oak and ex-bourbon casks, which imparts notes of vanilla, honey, and oak. certainly sweet, not hot in the mouth, creamy texture, some citrus and sometimes pear drops towards the end. During the check out process you will be asked to confirm that you are of legal age to purchase any age-restricted products.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Aeneas Coffey, who was an Irish Inspector of Excise until he retired in 1824, only patented his first continuous still in 1830.

They mention that it is the best they have ever tasted, a wonderful malt, and a very palatable product. The driver will input your year of birth into their device and may then require an ID check to complete the age verification process.