Nikka 1995 Coffey Grain Cask 189476

Nikka Yoichi 10 Year Old

I've had this bottle for nearly six months now and I'm finally opening it. I was really shocked that it was a screw-off cap instead of a quark. Nose: It's a very sweet nose from the start. There's a strong aroma of fresh cut pineapple, but if you breath in too deeply there's a sharp alcohol bite on the nose. The alcohol bite mellowed out a little...

Score 70/100

Nikka Yoichi 15 Year Old

Yoichi is produced at Yoichi distillery, located on Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost main island. The distillery belongs to Nikka Whisky Distilling Company that in turn is owned by Asahi Breweries. Nikka was established in 1934 by Masataka Taketsuru, one of the founders of the Japanese whisky industry. This is a rich nose! It starts with vanilla and...

Score 87/100

Nikka Yoichi 20 Year Old

sample from a friend Nose: Faint, not the most pungent here. All the same, there is beautiful integration. Pear, quiet apple and lemon, graphite. Oil (putty, I like this). Ginger. Stones and something almost coastal, but not fully. Sandalwood in the far rear, with just the slightest of spice and salt. (with water) Amps up the aromas. Moving here...

Score 90/100

Nikka Yoichi 15 Year Old

Well, what have we here (say this in the Lando Calrissian voice, please): a Yoichi 15 Year Old. Let me dust off the sample bottle and pour this baby. It has become almost unaffordable at this point (if you can find a bottle, that is), so allow me to take my time for this. It was taken off the shelves some two years ago and it does not look like it...

Score 86/100