Category Archives: Nikka
Nikka Yoichi 20y/o Vintage 1988
The 20 year Vintage expressions are an annual release and they relate to a specific year. The one we are trying today is from whisky distilled in 1988, last year’s was from 1989 and this year’s is from 1990 (We’ll … Continue reading
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Nikka Yoichi 15y/o Single Cask
We really enjoy the single cask line up from Nikka’s Yoichi distillery. Unfortunately they don’t market them much and they can be difficult to find. I have only been able to get them directly from the distillery in Yoichi. We tasted the … Continue reading
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A Pair of Nikka Expressions
Not many know about it, but Nikka has a small collection of flavor specific whiskies. They used to be known as the Key Malts but they have recently been rebranded and repackaged. We reviewed one of the expressions (Woody and Vanillic) earlier … Continue reading
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A Short History of Nikka Whisky
This is only a brief summary of the founding of Nikka whisky. There are far more details and facts to this story but trying to write the entire history in a blog posting isn’t a very realistic task. I do … Continue reading
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The Best of Both Worlds
I’ve been asked if I could only have one more drink what would it be? My response is a bifurcated one: If you mean one drink for the rest of my life, it would be beer. If you mean the … Continue reading
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Nikka Woody and Vanillic
Oh the amount of sophomoric humor that we could launch into from the name of this malt…I will refrain however, in a more than likely futile attempt to maintain any semblance of dignity this blog might have. Nikka is the … Continue reading
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Nikka Yoichi Single Cask 25 Year Old
Yet another single cask Yoichi. This time aged 25 years. We have reviewed the 5 year and the 10 year previously. The 5 year was a little too raw for my liking and the 10 just sings! How will the … Continue reading
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Quick Nikka Yoichi Single Cask 5 Year Review
Nikka is one of favorite distilleries out there. I love the 10 year old version of the Yoichi Single Cask but this 5 year old is an odd one. Really odd. Nikka Yoichi Single Cask 5 Year Cask 400862 Bottled … Continue reading
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