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Nikka Coffey Grain Whisky
Single Grain — Japan
Reviewed
November 15, 2015 (edited May 14, 2020)
It took awhile for this one to grow on me, but after about a third of the bottle, I get it. This is a unique whiskey--the nearest comparison might be to Canadian whisky, except I generally don't love Canadian whisky and this tastes like what Canadian whisky might taste like if it was any good. Interesting cotton candy flavour, maple syrup, vanilla, butterscotch, peach liqueur. Honey. Fresh, dry wood. Sweet but not over-the-top, and there's something like an almost "funky-cheese" flavour (or maybe an almost mushroom-umami-type note?) that's weird and yet actually nicely rounds off the sweetness that is here.
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I actually had that same 'funky cheese' flavor...I just didn't know what to called it at the time. But...yeah...that's it...'funky cheese'. Except I went the opposite way---after a third of the bottle, I couldn't stomach any more.