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Being a free tour, you can’t really complain. The smoky smell is easily apparent so smell at a distance! The next building is a fermentation room where not much is going on besides that you can catch a quick glimpse of the nerve center of the plant with sensors and computers galore, which is flanked by rows of bold, metal fermentation tanks behind glass windows. One of the first stops is the kiln tower where peat (grass charcoal) is burned while the malt is drying to give the whisky its unique smoky flavor. Inside the buildings the tour guide or videos explain interesting details and all the work that others endure just so you could enjoy one sip of the sweet stuff. A nature pamphlet in the visitor center recommends keeping an eye out for the geese that enjoy lounging near the water’s edge. If nature is your thing, be sure to take a walk around the lake and look for some of the local wildlife and plants in the area. The color of the buildings suit its natural and serene settings. The red brick buildings are something unique to the Sendai factory as the Hokkaido version features white exteriors. Your tour involves traveling to and from several red brick buildings where you experience the entire distillation process. You may check out the center and watch an intro video while you wait.īefore you know it, a Japanese staff member introduces his or herself and explains what to expect for your journey. Free guided tours run every twenty minutes or so.
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As such, although communication may be difficult if your Nihongo (Japanese language) is not up to par, you should still expect friendly and professional service. Furthermore, the tour has non-Japanese visitors from time to time.
A word of warning: while there is an English pamphlet explaining the founder, company history, and the distillation process, you won’t be getting much English elsewhere, though it is easy to follow along the tour with the pamphlet. Your tour starts at the visitor center where you will sign up for a tour. It was opened 35 years after the first Nikka Whisky factory in Hokkaido. I will be introducing the Miyagikyo Nikka Whisky Distillery in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. Today, you could experience a company tour of Masataka’s original distilleries as part of a free guided tour. Seeing that his company is continuing to expand after his life ended and that its whisky has won multiple awards for its excellent taste, his dream certainly became reality. Together they pursued Masataka’s dream of making an authentic Japanese whisky. He set off to Scotland in his early twenties to study the secrets of whisky making, bringing them back to Japan along with his new Scottish wife, known as Rita. From an early age he was interested in whisky, something not even known by most Japanese at the time. One such local hero was Masataka Taketsuru (1894-1979). While many Japanese do express themselves through outlets such as fashion or sports, the ones that truly stand out are the ones that go against the grain, follow their dreams, and change the world in a way. Tried it as a mizuwari (served with water and ice) and it was gentle, but with a surprisingl y complex array of flavours from brioche to cherries to chocolatey smoke.The Japanese as people are too often over generalized and stereotyped as being a people that think as a group or lack in individuality. There is something Aberlour and Teaninich about it. And another rich but affordable Japanese whisky. A very impressive package in a very impressive package. Water dulled the impact on the palate but helped discriminate between flavours.
Nose opened up with time and patience and made varied impressions.
Very dry finish with some pine and a cocoa smokiness. Walnuts, raspberry seeds, delicious bittersweet notes like slices of Gala apples. Like old wooden Japanese homes’ (she has spent a lot of time in Japan).
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Her notes appear in quotes.)īubble gum, dry sherry, and a zip of orange zest. Great balance, this really needs a little water to allow the flavours to unfurl.Ĭharacterful stuff, this whisky has plenty of personality, and shows a delightful balance between the spicy pepperiness and rich citrus fruit. Grainy sweetness and candied orange peel, quite rich, accompanied by rich cinnamon and clove. Spicy and peppery, but there’s a richness behind it, with spicy oak and soft orange fruitiness, and soft vanilla notes from the bourbon cask. Japanese whisky producer Nikka was founded in 1934 and has become Japan’s second largest distiller, producing a large range of single malts and blended whiskies between its two distilleries – Yoichi and Miyagikyo. A real star, winning top prize in its category at the World Whisky Awards in 20.
Nikka from the Barrel is big-boned and bursting with character.
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