Nikka Days Blended Japanese Whisky
Nikka Days Blended Japanese Whisky is Nikka's everyday pour — 40% ABV (80 proof), 750mL, built on mellow, smooth Coffey Grain Whisky and aromatic non-peated Miyagikyo single malts, with a touch of Coffey Malt and Yoichi malts for sweetness and body. Fruity, floral and gently cereal-sweet, it was designed to be lived with: neat, on the rocks, or in a highball. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.
- ABV: 40% (80 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Age: No age statement
- Blend: Coffey Grain Whisky and non-peated Miyagikyo malts at the core, with Coffey Malt and Yoichi malts
- Distilleries: Miyagikyo (Sendai, founded 1969 — home of Nikka's Coffey stills) and Yoichi (Hokkaido, founded 1934)
- Producer: Nikka Whisky, Japan — US importer Hotaling & Co.
Nikka's Everyday Blend
Days is the blend Nikka built for the daily glass rather than the display shelf. The Coffey stills at Miyagikyo — column stills imported from Scotland in the 1960s — give the grain and malt components their signature softness, Miyagikyo's non-peated malts bring the fruit and flowers, and a measure of Yoichi malt adds body underneath. The result took Gold at the International Spirits Challenge on Nikka's official awards record. Pour it alongside our Japanese whisky shelves and the wider whisky range, or visit the Nikka Whisky vendor page.
Tasting Notes
Nose: Fresh and fruity — white flowers, orange blossom, pear and citrus. Palate: Light and smooth, with cereals, malt, toffee, roasted nuts and vanilla. Finish: Dry apricot, malt and vanilla, with an elusive touch of peat at the very end.
How to Enjoy
The house serve is a highball — Days over ice with plenty of soda and a citrus twist. It is equally at home neat or on the rocks, and its softness makes it a forgiving cocktail base.
Frequently Asked Questions
What whiskies are in Nikka Days? Per Nikka's importer: a core of Coffey Grain Whisky and non-peated Miyagikyo single malts, with a touch of Coffey Malt Whisky and Yoichi malts for sweetness and body.
Does Nikka Days have an age statement? No. It is a no-age-statement blend bottled at 40% ABV, designed as an everyday whisky for neat pours, rocks and highballs.
Is Nikka Days peaty? Only barely — the importer notes an "elusive" peat note on the finish. The blend's character is fruit, flowers, cereal and toffee, not smoke.
Soft, fruity and endlessly pourable — order Nikka Days Blended Japanese Whisky online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.
