Nikka Miyagikyo 10 años

Nikka Miyagikyo Single Malt

Miyagikyo distillery was founded in 1969 by Nikka, also known for their other distillery Yoichi that is located on the northern island of Hokkaido. Miyagikyo is located close to Sendai, a town 300 km to the north of Tokyo, and the distillery was called Sendai for a period of 32 years to be renamed Miyagikyo only after Nikka was taken over by the...

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Nikka Miyagikyo 10 Year Old

The Miyagikyo 10 Year Old is the entry level malt from this Japanese distillery, part of the Nikka concern. This is also a NAS-version of 500ml. I put them side by side. The nose is much softer than the NAS bottling, with more fruit and a lot of grassy notes, but less expressive. Besides oranges and grapefruit I also get some tropical fruits. A...

Score 83/100

Nikka Miyagikyo Single Malt

The Miyagikyo distillery is young, built in 1969. It is the largest in the Nikka concern, bigger even than Yoichi Distillery, which Masetaka Taketsuru founded on Hokkaido in 1934. Until 2001, this distillery was named Sendai, after the town in which it was built. This NAS bottling comes in 50cl bottles at 43% ABV. I am putting it head-to-head with...

Score 83/100

Nikka Miyagikyo 10 Year Old

Miyagikyo 10 @Day 0, 2012-05-08 Another 5cl sample bottle of Japanese whisky, this time a Miyagikyo (from Nikka) 10 year old at 45% ABV. To be honest, I know nothing about this one in terms of wood use etc. but judging by the colour (ignore the attached colour designation, I'm just talking about a mere tinge here) it may well have some sherry...

Score 81/100