Nikka Whisky Miyagikyo 12 Year Old Japanese Single Malt Whisky Size:750ml in which the pot stills

in which the pot stills are heated with finely powdered natural coal--the traditional method that is hardly ever used today

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This whiskey is aged for 16 years in first fill ex-bourbon casks

Nikka Whisky Miyagikyo 12 Year Old Japanese Single Malt Whisky Size:750ml in which the pot stillsNikka Whisky was established in 1934 by Masataka Taketsuru, the first Japanese to ever study the art of whisky production. He built the company's first distillery in Yoichi, Hokkaido, a location which he had always considered to be ideal for whisky production, similar in many ways to the Scottish town where he had studied. Miyagikyo, Nikka's second distillery, was built in 1969 in Sendai, Honshu, another pristine location perfectly suited to whisky