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Bottle archive / tohoku

Nikka Miyagikyo Single Malt

Name: Nikka Miyagikyo Single Malt
Brand: Miyagikyo Distillery
SKU: nikka-miyagikyo

宮城峡

On the shelf Meets the JSLMA standard

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What it costs in Japan

Observed shop / shelf price

¥5,500

700ml · tax basis not recorded

Static FX equivalent: about $37 at ¥150/$ (2026-08); not an overseas observation.

Our estimate · checked August 2026

Observed shop / shelf price · 750ml · tax basis not recorded

$92

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

No markup multiple is shown unless both the Japan and overseas values are observed transaction/shelf prices with dated provenance.

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

Nikka built this distillery specifically to make the opposite of Yoichi: soft water, steam heating, a gentle fruit-forward spirit. Buy both and drink them side by side — it is the clearest lesson in how much the equipment matters.

Peat

Sweetness

Fruit

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Oak

Smoke

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Our estimates, scored the same way across every bottle so they can be compared.

Specification

Producer	Miyagikyo Distillery
Region	Tohoku
Type	Single Malt
Age	No age statement
ABV	45%
Casks	Sherry, American oak
Best served	Neat, Highball
Our rating	84 / 100 (editorial)

Where to buy outside Japan

The Whisky Exchange

ships from UK

Master of Malt

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