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Nikka
Coffey Malt Whiskey

Category: Japanese Whisky

Date Tasted:
Country: Japan
Alcohol: 45%
93 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional

Nikka
Coffey Malt Whiskey

Category: Japanese Whisky

Date Tasted:
Country: Japan
Alcohol: 45%
Bright golden amber color. Fruity, creamy aromas and flavors of banana cream pie with whipped cream, coconut macaroon, spicy fruit compote, and amber perfume with a satiny, vibrant, fruity medium-to-full body and a tingling, elegant, long finish evoking notes of creme brulee, nougat, spiced nuts, and sassafras finish. A sensationally vibrant and elegant whisky.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Complex, Rich, Spicy & Fruity
Aroma Aroma: banana cream pie with whipped cream, coconut macaroon, spicy fruit compote, and amber perfume
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of creme brulee, nougat, spiced nuts, and sassafras
Smoothness Smoothness: Tingling
Enjoy Enjoy: in cocktails, neat, on the rocks and with cigars
Cocktail Cocktails: Vieux Carré, Manhattan
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A sensationally vibrant and elegant whisky.
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The Producer or Importer

Hotaling & Co. Importer-Distiller

The Producer or Importer
550 Montgomery
San Francisco, CA 94111
USA
1 415-630-5910
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Serve in a Glencairn Ganadian Whisky Glass
About
Japanese Whisky
Outside of Scotland, there may be no other country that produces as many great whiskeys as Japan. A few natives began producing whiskeys in Japan in the early 20th century, and armed with knowledge from time spent in Scotland learning their craft, blended whiskeys were born in Japan. Single malts did no come about in Japan until the late 20th century and today they are regarded as among the finest in the world.

The finest Japanese single malts are aged for a lengthy period, from 12-18 years. Styles vary from relatively light to more full-bodied with a peaty quality very much in the style of a single malt Scotch. Flavors range from honeyed cereal to brown spices, leather and tobacco. The quality is outstanding; these are meant to be sipped and enjoyed with a cigar after dinner.

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Nikka Coffey Malt Whiskey rating was calculated by to be 93 points out of 100 on 8/18/2016. Please note that MSRP may have changed since the date of our review.