Nikka 'Coffey Grain' Whiskey Spain

Nikka 'Coffey Grain' Whiskey SpainThe name of this whisky has nothing to do with coffee rather, its named for a type of still invented by Aneas Coffey, which is used to make this golden spirit. It offers mild vanilla pear aromatics and is relatively light and silky on the palate. Now a hugely welcome part of Nikka's core range, this whisky made in Coffey stills at the Miyagikyo distillery uses 100% malted barley as its base. A perfect sipping whiskey which also shows beautifully in

Racy with acid

in a little back room reserved for infusions and blending behind a tiny botanical/herbalist's shop in the city of Scicli

Albert Domingo Navarro of Celler Tuets is a real tenderoni: a kinder young Catalan fellow you won't meet

I have this old vineyard where the Sorbara is 50-50 co-planted with Trebbiano Modenese

For centuries

with an emphasis on easy vegetables (like peppers with yuzu)

nor is it particularly oaky

In spite of the winery's fame

We cannot get over the beauty here: it defies what we know of Sauvignon Blanc in California

An elegant

Finishes with juicy citrus flavors and a late mineral jolt

a bit of oakiness and wood tannin