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Nikka Coffey Grain

ニッカ カフェグレーン

Nikka Coffey Grain bottle
Photo: Kentin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
On the shelf Meets the JSLMA standard

What it costs in Japan

¥5,000

about $33 at ¥150/$ (2026-08)

Our estimate · checked August 2026

US retail is 1.8× the Japanese price — about $28 more per bottle.

Observed in a Japanese shop · checked August 2026
Total Wine & More listed price, 750ml. US bottles are 750ml against 700ml in Japan.

Can you actually buy it here?

Stocked by ordinary Japanese liquor shops and supermarkets at list price.

Our estimate · checked August 2026

Is it Japanese whisky?

Mashed, fermented, distilled, matured and bottled in Japan, per the Japan Spirits & Liqueurs Makers Association standard.

How it tastes

Grain whisky treated as a headline product rather than blending filler, which is unusual anywhere. Made on continuous Coffey stills at Miyagikyo. Sweet, thick, almost corn-like. An easy recommendation for someone who thinks they dislike whisky.

Peat
Sweetness
Fruit
Spice
Oak
Smoke
Complexity
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Our estimates, scored the same way across every bottle so they can be compared.

Specification

ProducerMiyagikyo Distillery
RegionTohoku
TypeGrain
AgeNo age statement
ABV45%
CasksAmerican oak
Best servedOn the rocks, Neat
Our rating83 / 100 (editorial)

Where to buy outside Japan

UK retailers ship to the US state by state, and the list changes. Check your state on the retailer's own site before ordering — any state list we published here would be out of date within months.

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