Nikka Whisky Single Malt "Miyagikyo" 15 Years Old
| Description: | The Nikka Miyagikyo 15 Year Old is another intriguing single malt from Japan. It comes from the Miyagikyo distillery, which uses steam heat distillation in order to get a different taste from the rest of the Nikka brands. It's located in northern Japan, "in Sendai (lat.38 N), Miyagi Prefecture, northern Honshu" Colour: heather honey, mead. On the nose: caramel, chocolate, wood, touch of brine, very complex, rather promising. The kind of pleasant, sharp metallic tang one finds in a lot of single grain whisky – not a bad thing to my nose. (Does this come from the Coffey stills, I wonder?) In the mouth: Not as bold a palette as the nose promised, but there's still quite a bit going on. At first a chewy barley flavour, but then, leave it in your mouth long enough: the sweetness comes through, touch of sherry and pepper that seems too distant at first. Fruit – not apple, but something like it. Then a note of cinnamon and finally the caramel. Quite a light and finely balanced dram. |
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| Price: | $ 1499.99 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Available from Beverly Hills Liquor & Wine
| Address: |
8318 Wilshire blvd. Beverly Hills, CA 90211 United States |
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| Telephone (regular): | 323-655-9995 |
| Fax: | 323-655-2381 |
First added to 1000 Corks on August 7, 2019.
