All whiskies / Japan
Nikka Session
ニッカ セッション
A Nikka blended malt combining Yoichi and Miyagikyo malts with malt from Scotland's Ben Nevis distillery. Orange and apple aromas with a creamy, light palate.
Details
| Brand | Nikka |
|---|---|
| Distillery | — |
| Origin | Japan |
| Style | Blended Malt |
| Age | NAS |
| ABV | 43% |
| Cask | — |
Flavour profile
- Smoky
- Sweet
- Fruity
- Spicy
- Rich
* Editorial estimate.
Tasting notes
- Nose
- Orange and apple with sweet malt and vanilla from the cask.
- Palate
- Smooth and creamy; fruity and light, in harmony with sweet oak.
- Finish
- A gentle bitterness and a faint touch of peat.
* Editorial tasting notes.
How to enjoy it
- Highball
- On the rocks
- Neat
Fruity and light, it opens up nicely in a highball. On the rocks or neat, enjoy its creamy texture.
Food pairing
Prosciutto, cheese and white-fish carpaccio.
Background & production
A blended malt from Nikka Whisky — made only from malts from several distilleries, with no grain whisky. It combines malt from Nikka's two Japanese distilleries, Yoichi in Hokkaido and Miyagikyo in Miyagi, with malt from Ben Nevis, Nikka's distillery in Scotland.
Because it includes Scotch malt, it does not meet the Japan Spirits & Liqueurs Makers Association's standard for "Japanese whisky."
Bottled at 43% ABV in 700ml bottles.
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