Coffey grain and coffey malt are nikka s signature grain whiskies which show the beauty of our coffey stills.
Nikka coffey grain japanese whisky review.
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.
No real depth to speak of but not a bad aroma all in all.
45 abv 700ml 750ml.
Very good quality price ratio that allows you to vary your pleasures in your japanese whisky tasting.
The first thing i should say is that i like the nikka coffey malt whisky much more than their coffey grain whisky.
Nikka coffey grain whisky info.
Nikka coffey grain whisky review.
Nose honey vanilla with a hint of toasted coconut.
Though like a lot of japanese whiskies it does come across as being quite light.
Sweet and mellow flavors of this expression will help you re discover the beauty of a grain whisky.
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.
Nose sweet and sticky with notes of caramel vanilla nuts fruit and fresh hay.
So some of the particulars of the unique flavor of the nikka coffey grain comes from the aforementioned coffey stills while other particulars come from its unorthodox status as a japanese single grain.
The nikka coffey grain whisky is very different from malt whiskies.
95 corn 5 malted barley age.