Today, I’m going to talk a little bit about Nikka Coffey Malt, one of Nikka’s more popular whiskies. Nikka installed Coffey stills in 1963 after the company’s founder, Taketsuru, returned from a tour to Europe to find the best equipment available; in fact, it had been Taketsuru’s dream since his students days in Scotland in […]
As you all know Nikka is a maker of high quality Japanese whisky, Masataka Taketsuru, the founder of Nikka was obsessed with making genuine, quality whisky for the Japanese market. Never compromising on quality, and always serious about his mission, Taketsuru utilized the ancient crafting techniques of the Japanese. Fans of Japanese whisky all know […]
When it comes to Japanese whiskies Suntory and Nikka are by far the most famous. Other well known whiskies are Mars whisky from Honbu Shuzo, Ichiro´s Malt from Venture Whisky, and of course Karuizawa from Mercin. Another whiskies which used to be somewhat well known abroad are Kirin Whiskies. Lets talk a little bit about […]
In my previous blog I wrote about Nikka whisky for the first time, and also on the changing tastes of Japanese whisky lovers. As peat taste did not go well with most Japanese whisky drinkers at the time Black Nikka was made, It is an important part of Japanese whisky history and Masataka Taketsuru himself […]
In the previous 4 articles I have talked extensively about Suntory whisky. However when it comes to the story of Japanese whisky, the most important company is probably Nikka. Taketsuru and Yoichi, Miyagikyo and Pure Malt White are some of the more famous products of Nikka. Recently it has also introduced the wonderful CoffeyGrain whisky. […]
When one mentions Suntory’s whisky distilleries, most people think of the Yamazaki distillery in Osaka, which was founded in 1923, making it Japan’s oldest distillery. Another famous distillery is the Hakushu distillery, founded in 1973. I have introduced cocktails made from Hakushu and Yamazaki whiskies in previous articles; however, there is another Suntory distillery with […]
In the past two columns I have introduced cocktails made with Yamazaki and Hakushu both of which are excellent whiskies. Another excellent Japanese whisky at a similar or higher level is the Hibiki. Suntory introduced it in 1989, aiming to present the best blended whisky there is on the market, and I think most people would […]
A week ago I discussed how Yamazaki whisky can replace Scotch in cocktails. This week I am going to show you how Hakushu can be used as a replacement for cognac in a certain popular cocktail. Whisky is used to make a wide variety of cocktails. Of all the possibilities, the Sidecar is perhaps the most […]
The quality of Japanese whisky keeps rising, and we bartenders in Japan are always busy finding new ways to use it to make even better drinks for our customers. Any good bartender knows that mixing cocktails is complicated work. The amount of water and even the size of the ice matter a lot when you want […]
There is no one right way to enjoy whisky, as you can see in our cocktail post people have been coming up with pretty ingenious ways to drink it. Shinji Fukuyo, one of Suntory’s chief blenders, has his own ideas on how to drink it, and he should know — his job consists mostly of […]
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