Nikka

A new Nikka Gift pack release just in time for the gifting season.  The sleek pack contains the following;

1 x Nikka Coffey Grain Whisky 70cl

1 x Nikka Branded Tasting Glass with Lid

Nikka Days is a combination of slightly peated grain whiskies, matured in bourbon casks. 

Floral and fruity on the nose, the palate is soft and creamy with cereal notes, toffee, malt and roasted nuts.  Soft and expressive with a lovely ... Click for more info

Nikka has become a huge name not only in Japanese whisky, but in global terms too. There's a great reason for that, it's because they're extremely good at what they do.

Nikka Whisky Tasting Set Contents:

- Nikka Coffey Grain Whisky

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A superb wooden spice rack style trio collection of the Nikka blended malts or "Pure" malts as they are called here.

Nikka pure malt Red "fruity and soft" is Smooth and full of body, with a hint of spice in the finish and predominately made ... Click for more info

Super Nikka was launched back in 1962 by distillery owner Mr Taketsuru in tribute to his wife.

This 2015 Revival version replicates the original style which is a bit peatier than today's current bottlings.

Nose: Rich honeycomb, aromatic ... Click for more info

An old bottling of Nikka Black, a blend of Nikka's 2 distilleries smokey Yoichi and fruitier Miyagikyo.  Bottled sometime in the late 60's.  

A wonderful blend of the two Nikka single malts of Yoichi and Miyagikyo plus some grain whisky but all at least 12 years old.

Nose: Praline,honeycomb, juicy barley, grapey grain, aromatic spices (especially cinnamon) Danish pastries, crème ... Click for more info

Miyagikyo is the more fruitier single malt that goes into the Nikka blends and blended malt with the more smokey Yoichi and here on its own is a red berry fruity delight.

Nose: Dried red berries, flapjacks, banana, raisin fudge, floral and ... Click for more info

The new non age statement Yoichi to replace the ever increasing in price 10 year old but worry not this is not one of those NAS that dissapoints like some!

Nose: Sooty coal shed smoke, pineapple, tropical fruit, white pepper, dried apricot, ... Click for more info

This is a very different style of malt whisky as it distilled in a "Coffey Still aka Continuous Still" rather than a Pot Still. A Coffey still normally gives the spirit a much lighter fruitier character and is primarily used to distilled grain whisky ... Click for more info

Produced using the two Coffey stills at Miyagikyo, Nikka produce two grain whiskies as part of their core range.

They have also released a number of single cask releases of Coffey 'Grain' and 'Malt' whiskies that are very rare and highly collectible. ... Click for more info

A double matured blend from Nikka. This beauty has won best Japanese blend 2007 & 2010 at the World Whisky Awards. This gift pack comes complete with a 50cl Bottle of Nikka From The Barrel Whisky, 2 x Nikka branded glasses and a screw-on ... Click for more info

One of a  trio of colour coded blended malt releases from Nikka. Blended from their distilleries Yoichi and Miyagikyo. This 50cl Black is ''Smoky & Mellow.

95 points Jim Murray's Whisky Bible

Nikka imported a ''Coffey Still'' from Scotland in 1963. Named after Aeneas Coffey, this type of distilation produces a smooth, mellow and sweet dram and normally used for grain whisky production for blending stock. This japanese take on grain whisky ... Click for more info

Featured in the 1001 whiskies you must try before you die book

"Takes a little while to open but then reveals sherry and a big smack of orange zest. There is some cedar box lurking as well. The palate continues the sweet citrus theme, with ... Click for more info

A limited edition Yoichi released in 2018 as part of Nikka's yearly special releases.  This bottling has been finished in sherry casks and bottled at 46% abv.  One of 3132 bottles.

A slightly savoury and sweet nose of smokey bacon, ... Click for more info

Another of the 2018 limited releases from Nikka.  This time we have a Bourbon cask finished Yoichi, matured in refill casks before being finished for a year in first fill bourbon casks.  Only 2934 bottles have been produced.

Floral, ... Click for more info

Nikka's coffey stills are responsible for some of the tastiest bottlings coming out of Japanese distilleries at the moment.

This set pulls together the four flagship bottlings;

Coffey Malt Whisky,

Coffey Grain Whisky,

Coffey ... Click for more info