What began as a conscious imitation of scotch now has a style all of its own and since commercial production began in the early 20th century the quality has been steadily improving.
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Elsewhere in the japanese whisky industry 2019 has seen nikka and suntory tackle the japanese whisky shortage head on by seriously ramping up production and releasing a range of accomplished nas expressions.
This year has also been a good one for japan s smaller distilleries.
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ニッカウヰスキー株式会社 nikka uwisukii kabushiki gaisha is a producer of japanese whisky and other beverages headquartered in tokyo it is owned by asahi group holdings.
The company operates a number of distilleries and other facilities in japan including two japanese whisky distilleries the yoichi distillery in yoichi hokkaidō.
Let s start with the easiest japanese whisky to get ahold of these days.
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Kaiyō whisky is matured in the finest japanese mizunara oak casks.
A japanese producer of whisky and spirits.
Japan does have some very different types of whiskey such as rice whiskey.
Japanese whisky is a style of whisky developed and produced in japan whisky production in japan began around 1870 but the first commercial production was in 1924 upon the opening of the country s first distillery yamazaki broadly speaking the style of japanese whisky is more similar to that of scotch whisky than other major styles of whisky.
Part of nikka s highly popular black range the nikka black clear brings together vintages from the yoichi and miyagikyo distilleries for a light drinkable expression.
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That dubious honor goes to toki a blend of malt and grain whisky from suntory s yamazaki hakushu.
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These casks are handmade due to mizunara oak s delicate wood grain.
Nikka also promotes its nikka black in highballs for a refreshing cocktail.
Whisky is big business in japan with scotch whisky being especially popular yet with their own history of brewing and sake production it s only logical that the japanese are now making whisky too.
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A perfect entry dram for whisky beginners and best enjoyed neat.