To honour Nikka’s 90th anniversary in 2024, the blending team took a stab at capturing Taketsuru’s legacy in liquid form.

TOKYO -- Certain types of whisky are global favorites: Scotch from Scotland, Irish whisky from Ireland, American blends like bourbon, and Canadian whisky with its rich history. Recently, Japanese ...

After a falling out a decade later, Masataka left to found what became Nikka whisky at the Yoichi distillery on the northern island of Hokkaido. These two companies remain the two most ...

The tide began to turn in 2001 when the Nikka distillery's Yoichi 10 Year Old was awarded Whisky Magazine's prestigious "Best of the Best" award. From that point, interest in Japanese whisky ...

By March, Nikka will cut ... the brand’s Miyagikyo Distillery in Sendai. To celebrate, it released two supremely allocated releases combining five decades worth of whisky into the respective ...

Japanese whiskies became increasingly popular overseas after Suntory’s high-end Yamazaki products, Nikka Whisky Distilling Co.’s signature brand Taketsuru and other spirits won awards at ...

Each one is built around a specific expression from the Nikka portfolio ... 110-proof whisky contains a combination of both light and heavily-heated whiskies from its namesake distillery.

28. Mixed with malt whisky brewed by its subsidiary the Nikka Whisky Distilling Co., the low-alcohol highball boasts an authentic aroma and flavor, the company said. The 0.5-percent alcohol ...

The company’s lineup includes Old Potrero rye, Taiwan’s Kavalan and Japan’s Nikka, among others, with newcomer New Zealand Whisky Collection joining the fold this year. SND recently caught up with ...

Thanks to the success of established brands such as Yamazaki, Hibiki and Nikka, (which celebrated its 90th anniversary ... light and buttery grain whisky distilled in 1979 and 1981 from the Chita ...