Nikka

The 2023 edition of the Kanosuke Limited Edition was distilled from peated barley malt between 2018 and 2019. The Kanosuke distillery, located on one of the longest sandy beaches in Japan, started operations in 2017 with three unique stills in different shapes. American oak barrels are primarily used for maturation, but sherry barrels that were previously filled with shochu are also used. Shochu is a high-proof spirit that also came to Japan via China and Korea. In this bottling, the barrels used were freshly burnt out before being filled with the spirit of the Japanese single malt.

Nikka From the Barrel is a mild, exclusive and double-matured Blend with fruits, spices and a hint of vanilla. Meanwhile, Japan has built up a remarkable malt whisky production that can compete with the Scots in terms of quality.

Nikka Yoichi Aromatic Yeast is a Single Malt from the Nikka Discovery series, which somewhat resembles ginjyo sake wine in the Taste. In a pale golden hue, this Single Malt is bottled at 48% vol.

The Nikka Coffey Gin is distilled in a Coffey Still, as is customary in the Japanese distillery. In addition to classic gin botanicals, it contains mainly Japanese citrus fruits such as yuzu, kabosu and amanatsu.

Nikka Yoichi matured in three different types of casks until its perfection.

The Single Malt by Yoichi always has a smoky basic character. The distillery still adheres to the old distilling methods and fires its stills with charcoal.

Nikka Miyagikyo got its unique Taste from a final finish. For the post-maturation, mainly sherry casks were used.

The Nikka Coffey Grain was first released in 2012. It is made in the traditional way from corn and distilled in Coffey stills.

Like a classic Single Malt, the Nikka Coffey Malt was made from 100% malted barley. It was distilled in Coffey stills, which are usually only used for the production of Grain whiskies.

The Nikka Taketsuru Pure Malt is a Blended Malt from the Yoichi and Miyagikyo distilleries, characterised by its balance, softness and deep complexity. Masataka Taketsuru is considered the father of Japanese whisky. As early as 1918, he travelled through Scotland to learn the art of whisky making. In 1934, he founded the Nikka company, which includes the two distilleries Miyagikyo (Honshu) and Yoichi (Hokkaido).

Nikka Tailored is a 'tailor-made' Blended Malt Whisky for which mostly Japanese Malt Whisky from the Nikka distilleries Miyagikyo and Honshu was blended with Grain Whisky.

The 12-year-old Nikka is the prestige blend of the Japanese brand. The 12-year-old Blend was created from 70% Malt and 30% Grain.

The Nikka Days bottling was created from soft Grain whiskies from the Japanese distilleries Miyagikyo and Yoichi. Japanese whisky is becoming increasingly popular. The whiskies can also keep up with the Scottish bottlings in terms of taste.