Nikka 'Coffey Grain'
$199.00
Established in 1934, founder Masataka Taketsuru produced the first Whiskey from his Yoichi Distillery; aptly named "Nikka Whiskey" as a short form of the company's name, Dai Nippon Kaju Co. The corporate name was later altered to The Nikka Whiskey Distilling Co. in 1952. The first Coffey still was imported from Scotland in 1963 and Nikka Whiskey has been producing top of the line and iconic Japanese Whiskey ever since.
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The Coffey still is the world’s first patented continuous still invented by Aeneas Coffey in 1830. While Masataka Taketsuru was staying in Scotland, he had an opportunity to learn how to distill grain Whiskey in a Coffey still firsthand from craftsmen at James Calder in Bo'ness in 1919. Masataka valued the feature of this type of still and installed two sets of Coffey stills after he established Nikka Whiskey. This is a signature grain Whiskey which was released in 2012. Predominantly made from corn, Whiskey distilled in a Coffey still is matured in old casks such as re-filled, remade and re-charred casks originally made from American oak to deliver the sweet and mellow flavors of Coffey distillates.