{"title":"Nikka","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNikka begins with Masataka Taketsuru, the man who brought whisky to Japan. Born in 1894 into a family that had brewed sake since 1733, he traveled to Scotland in 1918 to study organic chemistry and distilling at the University of Glasgow, apprenticed in Highland distilleries, and returned home with detailed notebooks and a Scottish wife, Rita Cowan. After helping establish Japan's first whisky distillery for another company, he struck out on his own in 1934, founding what became Nikka in Yoichi, Hokkaido — a cool, coastal town he chose specifically because it reminded him of Scotland. The first Nikka whisky launched in 1940. Everything in the range traces to two distilleries with deliberately opposite characters. Yoichi still heats its pear-shaped stills over direct coal fire, producing bold, smoky, muscular malt, and ten of its buildings are now designated Important Cultural Properties by Japan. Miyagikyo, opened in 1969 in a forested river valley near Sendai after a three-year search, uses steam-heated stills for something lighter, softer, and fruitier — and houses the Coffey stills Taketsuru imported from Scotland in the 1960s. In 2001, a Yoichi single cask was named \"Best of the Best\" by Whisky Magazine, the first non-Scottish whisky ever to win. The lineup covers Yoichi and Miyagikyo single malts, Taketsuru Pure Malt, Coffey Grain and Coffey Malt, and the cask-strength cult favorite From The Barrel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBrowse our full Nikka collection with fast nationwide shipping delivered straight to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"nikka-coffey-malt-whisky","title":"Nikka Coffey Malt Whisky","description":"\u003cp\u003eNikka Coffey Malt Whisky is a category-defying whisky: made from 100% malted barley, but distilled in Nikka's Coffey continuous still rather than a pot still, which means by Scotch rules it counts as a grain whisky rather than a malt. The Coffey still, imported from Scotland by founder Masataka Taketsuru in 1963, gives the malt a texture and flavor no pot still can. It is matured in American oak and bottled at 45% ABV.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is rich and unusual: banana, honey and cereal sweetness on the nose, a thick, oily palate with vanilla, tropical fruit, toffee and a hint of spice, and a long, creamy finish. It sips beautifully neat and makes a decadent highball.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 750ml bottle is a favorite of Japanese whisky enthusiasts and a great value. Buy Nikka Coffey Malt Whisky online with fast shipping right to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chips Liquor Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":17737362145380,"sku":"C0001018L","price":99.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/8089\/7892\/products\/Nikka_Coffeey.jpg?v=1576821983"},{"product_id":"nikka-from-the-barrel","title":"Nikka From the Barrel Whisky","description":"\u003cp\u003eNikka From the Barrel Whisky is one of the most celebrated blended whiskies in the world. Created in 1985 to deliver the full flavor and richness that only blenders taste when they sample straight from the cask, it marries malt whiskies from Yoichi and Miyagikyo with Coffey grain whisky, then re-casks the blend for several months of marrying and bottles it at a hefty 51.4% ABV.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe iconic squat bottle, designed to look like a small block of whisky, holds a big, rich dram: ripe fruit, toffee, oak and a touch of spice on the nose, a full, oily palate of caramel, orange peel, cinnamon and gentle smoke, and a long, warming finish. It is superb neat, opens up with water, and makes the best highball money can buy at this price.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis bottle is a must-have for any Japanese whisky fan and an extraordinary value. 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It marries malt whiskies from Nikka's two distilleries, coastal, peaty Yoichi in Hokkaido and elegant, fruity Miyagikyo near Sendai, with a higher share of Miyagikyo sherry-cask malt than before, and is bottled at 43% ABV.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is gentle malt flavor, fruitiness and an extremely well-balanced taste: red apple, honey and a hint of sherried dried fruit on the nose, a soft, rounded palate of malt, vanilla and a whisper of Yoichi smoke, and a smooth, medium-long finish. It is the perfect entry point into the world of Nikka, lovely neat and superb in a highball.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 750ml bottle is a benchmark Japanese pure malt at an everyday price. 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This no-age-statement single malt is bottled at 45% ABV.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is fruity and refined: apple, pear and citrus with jasmine and honey on the nose, a smooth palate of dried fruit, malt and a gentle sherried richness, and a clean, elegant finish with a hint of oak. It is superb neat and makes a beautifully fragrant highball.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 750ml bottle is the essential Miyagikyo and a cornerstone of any Japanese whisky collection. 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Yoichi still distills the old way, in pot stills fired directly by coal, and this no-age-statement single malt is bottled at 45% ABV.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt has pleasant peaty notes and smokiness from the coal-fired distillation, plus a briny hint delivered by the sea breeze during aging. The nose shows peat, orchard fruit and toasted oak; the palate is rich with malt, dried fruit, a touch of dark chocolate and salt; and the finish is long and smoky. It is the Japanese whisky for Islay fans, excellent neat or in a smoky highball.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 750ml bottle is the essential Yoichi and a cornerstone of Japanese whisky. 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It is bottled at 47% ABV (94 proof).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrinkhacker rated it an A (9.5\/10), describing bold citrus and lemon rind with pine and pepper on the nose, citrus and lemon peel leading an oily palate with pepper and sweetness, and a long herbal, menthol finish, and recommended it neat or over ice for adventurous gin drinkers. It also makes a spectacular Martini with a yuzu or lemon twist. One of the finest Japanese gins available.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuy Nikka Coffey Gin online with fast shipping right to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chips Liquor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40068128342172,"sku":"C0004161L","price":46.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/8089\/7892\/products\/Nikkacoffeeygin.jpg?v=1622773566"},{"product_id":"nikka-coffey-grain-whisky","title":"Nikka Coffey Grain Whisky","description":"\u003cp\u003eNikka Coffey Grain Whisky is Nikka's signature grain whisky, released in 2012 and now a modern classic. It is distilled predominantly from corn in the Coffey still, the continuous column still patented by Aeneas Coffey in 1830 that Nikka founder Masataka Taketsuru imported from Scotland in 1963 and still runs at the Miyagikyo distillery. The spirit is matured in re-filled, remade and re-charred American oak casks to preserve the sweet, mellow character of Coffey distillate, and bottled at 45% ABV.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt drinks like a cross between a bourbon and a Japanese whisky: vanilla, corn sweetness, melon and tropical fruit on the nose, a creamy palate of caramel, coconut and gentle spice, and a soft, sweet finish. It is delicious neat and makes an outstanding highball or Old Fashioned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 750ml bottle is one of the best-value Japanese whiskies on the market. 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This blended malt marries seventeen-year-old malts from both distilleries, bottled at 43% ABV, and was retired in 2020 as aged stocks ran short.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is one of the most decorated Japanese whiskies ever made, named World's Best Blended Malt multiple times at the World Whiskies Awards. The nose is rich with dried fruit, sherry, malt and a whisper of Yoichi peat; the palate is full and silky with toffee, orange peel, dark chocolate and gentle smoke, and the finish is long and elegant. It is a whisky to sip neat and slowly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith production ended, this 750ml bottle is a true collector's piece and a landmark of Japanese whisky. 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It is bottled at 47% ABV.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithout peat, Yoichi's other signatures come forward: a delicate balance of bright fruitiness, apple, pear and citrus, with a rich, oily mouthfeel and the distinctive light smokiness that comes not from peat but from Yoichi's traditional direct coal-fired distillation. The finish is long and gently toasty. Sip it neat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMade in limited quantities and sold out at release, this 750ml bottle is a collector's Nikka and a fascinating study in distillery character. 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It is bottled at 48% ABV.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is a pleasant surprise: distinctive peat smoke and boldness wrapped around Miyagikyo's signature fruit, with orchard fruit, honey and gentle sherry-cask sweetness behind the smoke and an estery, fruity hint lingering in the aftertaste. It is a whisky for slow neat sipping and side-by-side comparison with the standard Miyagikyo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProduced in limited numbers and long sold out at the distillery, this 750ml bottle is a collector's Nikka. 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The 2022 theme was yeast: both distilleries fermented with a special aromatic yeast strain to amplify fruit and floral esters, and the resulting single malts were bottled without chill filtration, Yoichi at 48% ABV and Miyagikyo at 47% ABV.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYoichi Aromatic Yeast layers bright tropical fruit and florals over the coastal Hokkaido distillery's signature coal-fired smokiness. Miyagikyo Aromatic Yeast is lush and estery, with pear, apple and jasmine on the Sendai distillery's elegant, fruity base. Tasted side by side they show exactly how yeast shapes spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth bottles were produced in small numbers and sold out quickly at release, making this two-bottle set a collector's prize. 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