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Nikka 1998 Coffey Malt Single Cask #103356

Nikka 1998 Coffey Malt Single Cask #103356
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Nikka 1998 Coffey Malt Single Cask #103356Nikka 1998 Coffey Malt Single Cask #103356Nikka 1998 Coffey Malt Single Cask #103356

Lot number: 089-3031

Winning bid: £560

The Nikka whisky company was founded in 1934 by Masataka Taketsuru, with the creation of his Yoichi distillery on the island of Hokkaido. Arguably the “grandfather” of Japanese whisky, Taketsuru learned his trade studying Organic Chemistry at The University of Glasgow in 1918, before apprenticing at Longmorn, and laterally Hazelburn distilleries. With humble beginnings, producing apple juice and cider to keep the cash flowing whilst the whisky came of age, Nikka has grown to become one of the best known names in Japanese whisky.

In addition to their Japanese operations, Nikka also owns Ben Nevis distillery, and ships malt whisky from the distillery back to Japan for use in it's Nikka Black expression.

Nikka's Coffey Malt whiskies have proved extremely popular - malted barley which has been distilled in a continuous "Coffey" still, as opposed to the usual unmalted grains. This offering is bottled from a single cask.

Distilled: 14.07.1998

Bottled: 11.07.2013

Age: 14 Years Old

Cask Number: 103356

57% ABV / 70cl

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