Nikka

Nikka is one of Japan's two great whisky houses, founded by Masataka Taketsuru — the "father of Japanese whisky". The Nikka name covers a range of blends and malts built from two company distilleries: Yoichi on Hokkaido (bold, smoky) and Miyagikyo near Sendai (delicate, fruity), plus rare grain whisky from Coffey stills.

What goes into Nikka

• From The Barrel — the flagship Yoichi + Miyagikyo blend, bottled at cask strength and married after blending.
• Coffey Grain / Coffey Malt — from the Coffey column stills at Miyagikyo.
• Days, Super, Session, Black — softer everyday and cocktail blends.
• Taketsuru Pure Malt — a blended malt of the two single malts, a tribute to the founder.

The range is the Nikka brand; read about the company itself on the Nikka Whisky Distilling Co. profile.