Miyagikyo Malty & Soft

This lot contains a distillery exclusive single malt whisky from the Japanese distillery Miyagikyo, which is owned by the Nikka Whisky company. The Nikka Whisky Company was founded by a man widely considered to be the grandfather of Japanese whisky called Masataka Taketsuru. Utilizing his knowledge of both business and chemistry, which he developed during his visits to Scotland while studying at the University of Glasgow and then working with the now-closed Hazelburn distillery, he established the first Japanese distillery called Yoichi in 1934. Miyagikyo was built in 1969 by the Nikka Whisky Company and has been producing some exceptional whisky, both malt and grain. This particular whisky is a single malt called the Malty & Soft is part of their Key Malts Series, which is only available as a distillery exclusive.