Explore Japan
Browse our list of Japanese Whiskey below, or return to the Soho Whisky Homepage here.
JAPANESE SINGLE MALT
Akkeshi 3yr / Adelphi
57%
Price 25/50ml: £8.5/£17
Three years old all in bourbon. Limited release of 253 bottles. Firey peat and subtle hints of peach. Finish is somewhat salty and floral.
Nikka Coffey Malt
45%
Price 25/50ml: £7.5/£15
Technically a grain whisky due to its production method, but using all malted barley, this is a truly unique drop. Lighter in style than a traditional single malt but with all the cereal characteristics.
Nikka Miyagikyo Single Malt
45%
Price 25/50ml: £8.0/£16
Warm and rich, buttery and chewy, sherried and rounded.
Nikka Yoichi Single Malt
45%
Price 25/50ml: £8.5/£17
Nikka’s proprietary smoky malt is both peaty and salty, yet subtle and nuanced.
Nikka Yoichi Single Malt 10yr
45%
Price 25/50ml: £15.0/£30
The 10 year shows more refinement than the NAS. Elegant peat with fruit shining through.
Suntory Hakushu Distiller’s Reserve
43%
Price 25/50ml: £8.0/£16
Created to cover the increasing demand of the 12-year-old, this is younger but still has the warming, smoky, honeyed characteristics of the original.
Suntory Yamazaki 12yr
43%
Price 25/50ml: £11.0/£22
Delicate and sweet, notes of cloves and assam tea, with candied lemon peels and a hint of toasted sugar cane.
JAPANESE PURE MALT
Mars Maltage Cosmo
43%
Price 25/50ml: £8.0/£16
Shinshu distillery’s flagship whisky, oaky and fruity, Werthers Originals and a touch of milk chocolate.
Nikka Pure Malt Red
43%
Price 25/50ml: £9.0/£18
Fruity and soft, predominantly Miyagikyo with a touch of Yoichi.
Nikka Taketsuru Pure Malt
43%
Price 25/50ml: £7.5/£15
A wonderfully complex whisky named after the company’s founder. Dairy Milk, black pepper and coffee.
JAPANESE SINGLE GRAIN
Nikka Coffey Grain
45%
Price 25/50ml: £7.5/£15
Buttery and sweet, notes of citrus. Like drinking a lemon cheesecake.
Suntory The Chita
43%
Price 25/50ml: £7.0/£14
Sugar Puffs, honey and brown sugar, citrussy on the palate and a touch of melon.
JAPANESE BLENDED
Hatozaki Blended
40%
Price 25/50ml: £5.5/£11
Super light and easy-drinking, this is a proper breakfast dram!
Ichiro's Malt Chichibu Wine Wood Reserve
46%
Price 25/50ml: £10/£20
A staff favourite, where the cask plays the leading role. Wine notes and red berries along with floral aspects, tart notes and slight sulfur from the barrel.
Nikka From The Barrel
51%
Price 25/50ml: £7.0/£14
The go-to Japanese whisky, spicy and punchy, fruity and malty; a great all-rounder.
Nikka From The Grain, Discovery series 2023
48%
Price 25/50ml: £11/£22
Blends of corn and malted barley from Miyagikyo, Moji, Satsuma Tsukasa and the now-closed Nishinomiya distillery. Chamomile tea with hints of spice and nuts
Suntory Hibiki Harmony
43%
Price 25/50ml: £8.0/£16
Arguably also the go-to Japanese whisky, but more soft and sweet. Orchard fruits, buttery pastry and brown sugar.
Suntory Toki
43%
Price 25/50ml: £5.5/£11
Suntory’s other blended whisky - made with more Chita and Hakushu while Hibiki favours Yamazaki - this is an easy sipper with hints of spice and rounded sweetness.
The Glover - Adephi/Chichibu
58%
Price 25/50ml: £10/£20
A blend of Japanese & Scotch whisky with lemon, vanilla and fresh citrus notes. The blending works well. Very bright but rich and full.
TBWC Japanese Blended Whisky 12yrs
45%
Price 25/50ml: £11/£22
Beeswax, praline with root beer/sassafras.