Japanese website the coffey still is the world s first patented continuous still invented by mr.
Japanese whiskey nikka coffey.
Masataka taketsuru valued the feature of this type of still which retains the flavors of ingredients and also creates a distinctive texture.
The first thing i should say is that i like the nikka coffey malt whisky much more than their coffey grain whisky.
Using the two coffey stills at the miyagikyo distillery which were imported from scotland to japan in 1963 nikka have produced a number of single cask single grain whiskies from time to time over the years.
The whisky earned a score of 93 points at the ultimate spirits challenge in 2014 which named it japanese whisky of the year.
The aroma gives way to notes of soft vanilla caramel wafers and dried fruit on the palate and leads to a finish accented by notes of citrus.
I still really like this single grain distilled in miyagikyo which shows that in terms of grain whisky distillation japanese don t have to blush.
Good and complex stuff miyagikyo distillery was founded in 1969 by nikka also known for their other distillery yoichi that is located on the northern island of hokkaido.
Coffey malt produced by nikka japan s other major distillery besides suntory is named after aeneas coffey the irishman who patented a super efficient column still in 1830.
Though like a lot of japanese whiskies it does come across as being quite light.
A release of grain whisky from japan s nikka produced mainly from corn using one of their continuous coffey stills.
Very good quality price ratio that allows you to vary your pleasures in your japanese whisky tasting.
Nikka whisky official web site.
Nikka miyagikyo 1999 2013 13 year old la maison du whisky.
This is a marked improvement over its sibling and is something i might pick up when i m looking for a japanese malt whisky.
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The nikka coffey grain whisky is very different from malt whiskies.
The only one of that group available in the usa however is the nikka from the barrel which i haven t had the opportunity to try yet but is definitely on my list of whiskies to try in 2016.
Nikka coffey grain whisky has an aroma of tropical fruits bananas and papaya.
Distilled at the miyagikyo distillery nikka coffey grain whisky is the grain whisky component in nikka s blended whiskies like the super nikka from the barrel and tsuru 17.