Nikka Whisky Single Malt Miyagikyo

45% ABV

Miyagikyo is Nikka's newer distillery, located in Miyagi Prefecture on the island of Honshu, Japan. More modern than their original Yoichi distillery which still uses coal to fire their smaller, squat pot stills. The stills at Miyagikyo are closer in style to traditional Lowland Scotch stills, large and tall, which create a lighter, more floral spirit. A mixture of lightly peated and unpeated malted barley, the whiskies are distilled in pot stills heated by indirect steam and create a fruitier, more delicate spirit than the peatier, meatier whiskies from Yoichi.

This is a non-age stated whisky has just a whisper of peat smoke, with floral and red fruit notes on the palate. Partially aged in Sherry casks, it picks up some dried fruit sweetness.