NIKKA Miyagikyo Single Malt

THE BRAND

Born into a family of sake producers in 1894, Masataka Taketsuru is considered to be the father of Japanese whisky. After training as a chemist, he began working for the Settsu Shuzo company, who sent him to Scotland in 1918 to carry out an apprenticeship. There he developed a passion for whisky and decided to dedicate his life to it. In 1934, he built Yoichi, his first distillery, on the island of Hokkaido. His growing success enabled him to open a second distillery near Sendai in 1969: Miyagikyo. The Nikka Whisky group creates its entire line of Japanese whiskies using single malts from these two distilleries.

The single malt Miyagikyo bottling represents the perfect expression of the distillerys delicate character, with an emphasis on ex-sherry casks for maturation to bring added depth to this whiskys natural charm.

Located in the valley of Miyagi, a region in the north of Japans Honshu island known for its pure air and the quality of its natural springs, the Miyagikyo distillery produces a refined malt whiskies with a signature fruity and floral freshness. Profile: firm and full. Malted barley, soft spices, chocolate, wax and coconut.