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Nikka Days Blended Whisky 700ml

Nikka Days Blended Whisky 700ml
Nikka Days Blended Whisky 700ml
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Nikka Days Blended Whisky 700ml

SKU: NDBWNV10 UCAU
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Built from Nikka’s twin sites: Yoichi (1934) and Miyagikyo (1969), blended for daily service.

Blend of mellow grain and slightly peated malts; approachable 40% ABV.

Multi-cask ageing; designed for highball use and easy sipping at moderate strength.

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Nikka Days Blended Whisky 700ml

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Tasting Notes

Nikka Days Blended Whisky 700ml represents the brand's blending philosophy across its two sites, Yoichi founded in 1934 and Miyagikyo opened in 1969, assembled to deliver an everyday profile at 40% ABV. The composition combines mellow grain whiskies with slightly peated malts to give a light framework with a whisper of smoke. The process leans on precise component selection and multi-cask maturation to achieve balance at a lower bottling strength, aiming for clarity in a highball as much as neat enjoyment. While labelled simply as whisky, it reflects Nikka's broader inventory management under modern category definitions, with emphasis on drinkability over intensity. The result is a blended whisky with floral lift, soft fruit and subtle peat derived from the malt fraction, finishing clean. Days is engineered for versatility: carbonation in a highball accentuates citrus freshness, while a neat pour shows the careful integration of grain oils with light phenolic notes.

Distillation & Provenance

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Distillation

Nikka Days is a Japanese blended whisky that draws on malt whisky from both Yoichi Distillery in Hokkaido — known for its heavy, slightly peated character from coal-fired pot stills — and Miyagikyo Distillery in Miyagi Prefecture, which produces a lighter, more delicate malt spirit on steam-heated pot stills. These malt whiskies are blended with grain whisky to produce an approachable, lighter-bodied style designed for daytime drinking and highball service. The blend emphasises bright citrus, floral, and soft fruit notes from Miyagikyo, with a gentle structure from Yoichi and the grain whiskies. Bottled at 40% ABV.

Provenance

Nikka Whisky was founded in 1934 by Masataka Taketsuru — a Japanese chemist who studied whisky distilling in Scotland and returned to Japan to build the country's whisky industry. Nikka operates two distilleries: Yoichi Distillery in Hokkaido, established 1934, which uses coal-fired direct-flame pot stills to produce a heavy, peated, maritime spirit; and Miyagikyo Distillery near Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, established 1969, which uses steam-heated pot stills for a lighter, more floral and fruity style. Nikka Days is a blended whisky combining malt and grain whiskies from both distilleries, designed for everyday drinking and versatile use in highballs and cocktails.

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