Nikka Discovery Miyagikyo Edition 2021 Whisky

Nikka Discovery Miyagikyo Edition 2021 is the peated release in Nikka's Discovery series, a limited bottling of 20,000 bottles from the Miyagikyo distillery. Miyagikyo is best known for a light, fruity and floral unpeated spirit, so this edition, made from peated malt, offers a notably different side of the distillery, with smoke and spice running through its fruit-led character.

On the nose, toast, dry peat and twigs give way to passion fruit, mango and fresh fig. The palate brings lime blossom honey and floral notes, with peat spreading throughout, earthy root notes, a fine layer of ash and a salty minerality. The finish is long and well balanced, moving from chocolate, vanilla and spiced peat to ripe plum and pear. Bottled without chill filtration at 48% ABV, it is a rare find for collectors of Japanese whisky.