Whisky Reviews

  These two very recognisable expressions - the Nikka Coffey Grain Whisky and the Nikka Coffey Malt Whisky - are probably something you'd find in ...

  These two expressions form the core of the house of Nikka, the second largest whisky distiller in Japan, and also one whose contributions have p...

  How funny is that one of the most anticipated Japanese whiskies of 2022 is technically something that's already been around for a while. We're h...

  Technically this bottle should be the last of its kind - after all, Nikka announced in 2020 that it would discontinue its age statement releases...

    I had an opportunity to taste this Yoichi 1980’s with the courtesy of The 1980’s bar a few nights ago. This is a limited distillery only relea...

    Nikka Kingsland Premier, Code 18A500, 43% abv.These older Japanese decanters... hit or miss with like 95% misses.Nose: a very full bodied arom...

    If you're not enthusiastic about yeast, you really need to be. It's the stuff that makes distillers laugh and cry. Sometimes simultaneously. I...

“You put your right foot in You put your right foot out You put your right foot in And you shake it all about You do the Hokey Pokey and you turn ...

  Today, we review a Nikka series very often seen in Japanese convenience or grocery stores.    Pour a Nikka Black, and white people in Tudor-era...

Perhaps the most heavily-anticipated set of Nikkas that came out of 2021 was Volume 1 of Nikka’s Discovery Series. The series intends to give fans...

  A great selection of Nikka whiskies this evening at Straits Clan. For me, I thought the Miyagikyo single malt and the Taketsuru pure malt were...

Fragrant and Floral      Score one of the best whiskies to come out of Japan in years here!   It’s been a quiet few years for the Japanese whisky ...