{"product_id":"nikka-single-malt-whisky-miyagikyo-aromatic-yeast","title":"Nikka Single Malt Whisky Miyagikyo Aromatic Yeast","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNikka Single Malt Miyagikyo Aromatic Yeast is the Sendai distillery's Discovery Series yeast expression — Miyagikyo Single Malt produced using an aromatic yeast from Nikka's culture collection that generates an estery character reminiscent of ginjo sake, applied here to the Miyagikyo distillery's already elegant, fruity, and floral house style to create a whisky of heightened aromatic intensity.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhere the Yoichi Aromatic Yeast creates an interesting tension between the aromatic ester character and the distillery's bold peat and smoke, the Miyagikyo Aromatic Yeast produces a more harmonious result — the ginjo-like estery aromatics of the special yeast align naturally with Miyagikyo's existing elegant fruitiness, amplifying and focusing the distillery's characteristic aroma rather than contrasting with it. The result is a Miyagikyo of exceptional aromatic definition, demonstrating how the same yeast applied to two fundamentally different distilleries produces two fundamentally different experiences. Nikka maintains this culture collection specifically to enable exactly these kinds of controlled ingredient experiments that reveal the craft behind their standard expressions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eNose:\u003c\/strong\u003e The aromatic yeast's ginjo-like estery character fully expressed in Miyagikyo's naturally elegant, floral, and fruity distillery profile — more intensely aromatic than standard Miyagikyo\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePalate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Elegant and aromatic — the unique yeast character and Miyagikyo's original elegance in harmonious balance\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Refined and lingering with the ester character integrated into the distillery's characteristic clean close\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecs\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDistillery:\u003c\/strong\u003e Miyagikyo Distillery, Nikka Whisky, Sendai, Japan\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nikka Discovery Series — Aromatic Yeast\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japanese Single Malt Whisky\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eYeast:\u003c\/strong\u003e Aromatic yeast from Nikka's culture collection — ginjo sake-like estery character\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 750ml\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse all \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/japanese-foreign\"\u003eJapanese whisky at Wooden Cork\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"How does the Miyagikyo Aromatic Yeast differ from the Yoichi Aromatic Yeast?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"The same yeast applied to two different distilleries produces different results. At Yoichi, the ginjo-like ester character contrasts with the heavy coal-fired peat. At Miyagikyo, it aligns with the distillery's existing elegant fruitiness, producing more aromatic intensity rather than contrast.\"}}]}\u003c\/script\u003e","brand":"Nikka","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42903831380039,"sku":"4904230071297","price":219.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/0640\/2375\/files\/large_compare_product-4832183-70fee47d-7dfc-4195-9be0-a9014266501a.jpg?v=1782409576","url":"https:\/\/bourbonnest.com\/products\/nikka-single-malt-whisky-miyagikyo-aromatic-yeast","provider":"Bourbon Nest","version":"1.0","type":"link"}