MIYAGIKYO Japanese Single-Malt Whisky, yesterday & today | 4 expressions

[@GregsWhiskyGuide]

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[@NoteworthyWhisky]

Thanks for sharing all the history! Let’s hope the age statements come back soon, at a decent price (yeah right 😆) Cheers, Greg!

[@GregsWhiskyGuide]

Thanks, Sheldon....hem for the price I have doubts (as I suppose they'll be obliged to align it on the Yoichi 10 yo new style (& it is sold around 150 € here), but we'll see...

[@WhiskyLoversSociety]

That 1990 sounds the business. Nice video

[@GregsWhiskyGuide]

Yep, delicious, and very complex...Thanks for watching, Gert !

[@KanpaiPlanet]

I especially enjoyed your tasting of the rare single casks! Great video, and thanks for the shout out. Kanpai!

[@GregsWhiskyGuide]

Thanks, Mac, it means a lot coming from you...And I hope you & I will be enjoying again new single casks from them in the future, even if I doubt about of their affordability for us...Also, I forgot to mention in the video (as I was seeing the time go by too fast) some stunning Nikka Coffey Grain single casks & cask strength I had the chance to try over the years (some are reviewed quickly within the Whisky Live Paris reports on my website). Btw, do you know if Miyagikyo new 10 yo is already available at least in Japan or will be this year ? I haven't seen it yet here...Thanks in advance & Kanpaï ! 🥃

[@KanpaiPlanet]

​@GregsWhiskyGuide No Miyagikyo 10 out yet. Nikka are selectively dropping some single casks exclusively for Taketsuru Senior Ambassador bars, but no general release yet.

[@GregsWhiskyGuide]

@@KanpaiPlanet Thanks a lot,, Mac ! 👍

[@KanpaiPlanet]

@@GregsWhiskyGuide どういたしまして

[@GregsWhiskyGuide]

@@KanpaiPlanet can't read Japanese but I guess you answered "Do Itashimashte" or smt like that

[@GuillaumeLedoux-s4q]

Bonjour Greg, merci pour cette vision de Miyagikyo. N'ayant pas encore goûté cette gamme, je ne savais pas que certains embouteillages étaient légèrement tourbés. Je pensais que c'etait uniquement le cas du Yoichi. Du coup j'hésite entre Miyagikyo et Yoichi pour un prochain achat 😅

[@GregsWhiskyGuide]

De rien, Guillaume, merci d'avoir vu ma vidéo ! Pour te répondre la tourbe est très très discrète sur la version sans âge actuelle...Si tu aimes une tourbe modérée, à la Highland Park ou Ardmore, le Yoichi est pour toi, mais si tu es plus Speyside, prend le Miyagikyo...ou bien, essaies les avant d'acheter...Es tu sur Instagram ? On pourrait en parler plus avant en privé (ou sinon tu peux m'écrire sur la messagerie de mon site internet...

[@davidowen2834]

Hi Greg. An interesting video, enjoyed watching it 👍. That nikka Miyagikyo is around €75 in Germany, now do you think It’s worth a buy? It’s quite pricey. Slàinte Greg.

[@GregsWhiskyGuide]

Thanks, David...Good question...I don't know enough your standards & pressure, and also profile desires regarding your whisky collection, it is very personal, but I'll say this, this is a very good whisky, but if you want to get you only one distinctive Japanese whisky, and you like moderate peat, I'll suggest rather to get the Yoichi nas (my favorite distillery after Port Ellen and before Springbank, which speaks volumes), or, wait for the new Miyagikyo 10 yo or 12 yo to come back in the core range, but I'm afraid it is not going to be cheap....Let me know your choice anyway...