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Nikka whisky

Nikka is a Japanese whisky company founded by Masataka Taketsuru, with malt distilleries at Yoichi and Miyagikyo and Coffey column stills for grain whisky. This page lists the Nikka bottles in stock at the UK retailers we check.

The range runs from blends (Nikka Days, From the Barrel, Tailored) to the Coffey still whiskies (Coffey Grain, Coffey Malt), the Taketsuru Pure Malt blended malt and the Miyagikyo 10 Year Old single malt. Most carry no age statement; Nikka withdrew most age-stated bottlings in 2015 as stocks ran low. From the Barrel is bottled at 51.4% ABV and sold in the UK as a 50cl bottle, so compare like with like on size.

For the distilleries’ history and Japan’s labelling rules, see Whiskipedia and our Japan page. Prices are the best current in-stock offer from the UK retailers we check (how we compare prices).

30 bottles in stock, with the best current price from the UK retailers we check.

Questions

What is the cheapest Nikka whisky?
The cheapest Nikka whisky is Nikka Days (40% ABV, 70cl), at £37.99 from Tyndrum Whisky. That is £42.49 delivered to the UK mainland for one bottle. Next cheapest: Nikka from the Barrel - 51.4% 50cl (£42.99) and Nikka from the Barrel 50cl (£45.00).
How much does Nikka whisky cost?
Nikka whisky costs from £37.99 to £2,265.95, with a median of £134.95 for a full-size bottle. The dearest is Nikka Nine Decades 90th Anniversary Limited Edition Japa Whisky.
What is the oldest Nikka whisky you can buy?
Taketsuru 21 Year Old, at 21 years old, from £1,249.95.
What is the difference between Nikka Coffey Grain and Coffey Malt?
Both are made in Coffey stills, a continuous column design Nikka brought from Scotland in 1963 and 1966, and both are bottled at 45% ABV. Coffey Grain is made predominantly from corn and was released in 2012; Coffey Malt is 100% malted barley and was developed in 2013 (nikka.com). Nikka sells it as a malt whisky, not a single malt; under Scotch rules a single malt must be distilled in pot stills.
Which distilleries does Nikka own?
Three. Masataka Taketsuru founded Yoichi on the Hokkaido coast in 1934, and Miyagikyo near Sendai opened in 1969 as Nikka’s second distillery; the Coffey stills moved there from Nikka’s Nishinomiya plant in 1999. Nikka also bought Ben Nevis in Fort William from Whitbread in 1989. See Whiskipedia’s pages on Yoichi, Miyagikyo and Ben Nevis.