If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Robb Report may receive an affiliate commission., is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year. So to commemorate the occasion, they just announced the details of an extremely limited-edition blended whisky that includes liquid that was distilled over the past nine decades, including 80-year-old single malt that dates back to the 1940s.), this spring.
Fast forward 90 years, Nikka is known for its high-quality single malts from the Yoichi and Miyagikyo distilleries, which produce both peated and unpeated whiskies, as well as several different blends and world whiskies that contain juice imported from other countries—mainly Ben Nevis in Scotland, which is owned by Nikka.
Four thousand bottles of this special release will be available worldwide with an SRP of $3,000. Only 400 will reach the U.S., but you’ll have to wait until October to find one—the whisky launches in Japan on July 2, Nikka’s “foundation day,” but the rollout will be staggered globally over the next few months. Nikka will also host pop-ups in select cities over the coming months to promote this new whisky, with tasting flights, cocktails, and food pairings.