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Nikka Coffey Grain: Masataka Taketsuru's Scottish Education — A 1963 Coffey Still Making Japan's Sweetest Whisky

Name: Nikka Coffey Grain: Masataka Taketsuru's Scottish Education — A 1963 Coffey Still Making Japan's Sweetest Whisky
Brand: Miyagikyo Distillery
Availability: InStock
Rating: 7.5 (1 reviews)

7.5 /10

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Distillery: Miyagikyo Distillery
Type: Japanese
Age: NAS
ABV: 45% ABV
Price: £54.99

Nikka Coffey Grain is a Japanese whisky made by Miyagikyo Distillery. ABV: 45% ABV. Age: NAS. Our expert rating is 7.5/10.

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Tasting Notes

Nose

Sweet and candy-like — caramel, toffee, vanilla, beeswax, manuka honey, cinnamon, nutmeg, tropical fruit undertones

Palate

Buttery sweetness with vanilla, caramel, maple syrup, pear, roasted grain, melon, coconut, grapefruit — chewy and spicy, the Coffey still's signature roundness

Finish

Medium-long — earthy leather spice, oak, cinnamon, orange, the corn-based spirit showing its American heritage through Japanese craftsmanship

Expert Review

7.5/10

Masataka Taketsuru travelled to Scotland in 1918 to study whisky-making. At James Calder distillery in Bo'ness in 1919, he learned to operate a Coffey still — the continuous still invented by Aeneas Coffey in Ireland in 1830. In 1963, Nikka imported its own Coffey still from Scotland. 95% corn, the rest barley. Gold at World Whiskies Awards 2019.