Nikka Yoichi 1987 Peaty Bottled 2005 Cask 254816

Nikka Yoichi 10 Year Old

Yoichi 10 @Day 0 This Yoichi 10 year old is from a 5cl sample bottle received with other Japanese single malts recently. I'm looking forward to this one as tasting notes I've seen mention a peaty nose and a "shocking" peat hit on the palate - I hope that's shocking in a good way! We shall see. I've let this sit for 10 minutes in a Libbey...

Score 91/100

Nikka Yoichi 10 Year Old

Nikka, founded by Masataka Taketsuru, has two distilleries. Miyagikyo (founded in 1969) on the main island of Japan and this Yoichi (founded in 1934, pronounced ‘yo-ee-chee’ with the emphasis on the final syllable) on the island of Hokkaido (of which Taketsuru felt it resembled the Scottish climate the most and was hence the best location for the...

Score 82/100

Nikka Yoichi 10 Year Old

Very interesting bottling that I received for Christmas. Nose: The first dram I poured out of this bottle, I was surprised to found out that it is a peated whisky. Since then, I have hard time nosing any peat in this dram. Little bit of smoke or unidentified grilled aroma, very fruity, apples and some exotic fruits. A sugary note that I associated...

Score 87/100

Nikka Yoichi Bourbon Wood Finish

With demand for Japanese whisky easily trumping what’s on the market, the larger producers (Nikka & Suntory) have taken all age statement expressions of the market. Until they have stocks that have reached a respectable age again, we have to make do with NAS releases. This Yoichi (from the Nikka stables) was finished on bourbon casks....

Score 86/100