Nikka Coffey Grain

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8459
Miyagikyo (Nikka)
Japan
Grain Whisky
45%
0.7 l
Original bottling
Exclusive Casks
Chill filtration - With Artifical colouring - With
Average tasting notes Tasting notes
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Nosing
Fruit:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Herbs:
Herbs:
Zitrus:
Floral:
Floral:
Zitrus:
Tropical Fruit:
Tropical Fruit:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Orange:
Orange:
Mint:
Mint:
Vanilla:
Cherry:
Cherry:
Vanilla:
Honey:
Honey:
Peat Smoke:
Banana:
Chocolate:
Malt:
Alcohol:
Banana:
Chocolate:
Alcohol:
Coconut:
Nuts:
Malt:
Heather:
Herb:
Coconut:
Herb:
Heather:
Strawberry:
Cake:
Leather:
Red Currant:
Wheat:
Almonds:
Peach:
Oil:
Pear:
Barley:
Plum:
Oil:
Wheat:
Coffee:
Leather:
Barley:
Plum:
Spices:
Pineapple:
Pear:
Peach:
Almonds:
Peat Smoke:
Coffee:
Spices:
Pineapple:
Sherry:
Strawberry:
Red Currant:
Cake:
Sherry:
Tasting
Fruit:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Banana:
Banana:
Peat Smoke:
Alcohol:
Pear:
Pear:
Alcohol:
Vanilla:
Oak:
Oak:
Vanilla:
Spices:
Herb:
Herb:
Spices:
Nuts:
Oil:
Oil:
Chocolate:
Malt:
Zitrus:
Coffee:
Zitrus:
Tropical Fruit:
Tropical Fruit:
Chocolate:
Coffee:
Malt:
Maritime Notes:
Cherry:
Salt:
Grape:
Wheat:
Plum:
Honey:
Clove:
Leather:
Kiwi:
Herbs:
Maritime Notes:
Sherry:
Raisin:
Heather:
Herbs:
Kiwi:
Clove:
Honey:
Nuts:
Cherry:
Wheat:
Leather:
Red Currant:
Peat Smoke:
Salt:
Grape:
Plum:
Heather:
Raisin:
Red Currant:
Finish
Sweet:
Sweet:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Fruit:
Pear:
Pear:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Peat Smoke:
Spices:
Oak:
Spices:
Alcohol:
Oak:
Alcohol:
Coffee:
Honey:
Herb:
Herb:
Coffee:
Honey:
Oil:
Fruit:
Malt:
Malt:
Nuts:
Oil:
Pineapple:
Peach:
Chocolate:
Pineapple:
Herbs:
Heather:
Wheat:
Pepper:
Wheat:
Heather:
Peat Smoke:
Herbs:
Peach:
Chocolate:
Pepper:

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Davisscholar
23. Mar 2015
Excellent value, great heirloom technique and distinctive style.

Nikka's Coffey Grain may simply be described as quaffable. Nose and palate are dominated by the same vanillin and talcum powder quality found in Nikka's Yoichi, making it very enticing from the first sip. Lightly "green" grain qualities and juicier fruit aromas (plums) round out the nose and translate almost linearly into the palate sensation. Round, mellow, oily, structured by finely powdered tannin that is almost like a fine cocoa dusting. Finishes on the big vanilla note again into the slightly drying finish.

The general observation that ice emphasizes the perceived texture on the palate holds especially true for this dram.
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