Nikka Yoichi Single Malt

Yoichi Single Malt

The last iteration of Nikka Yoichi Single Malt 70cl, 45% vol., a malt whiskey made in the Yoichi distillery in which the stills are still heated with direct coal-based fire. A smoked malt with a maritime and fruity character, with citrus notes, licorice, nutmeg and ginger.

The Nikka group

Since its founding in 1934 by Suntory's first master distiller, Masataka Taketsuru, Nikka Whiskey Distilling Company has become the second largest whiskey producer in Japan, offering a wide range of single malts from its two distilleries and a range of acclaimed blendeds worldwide.

The company owns two distilleries; the first, founded in 1934 in Yoichi, Yoichi Distillery and the second Miyagikyo Distillery in Miyagiken.

Matasaka Taketsuru is known as the father of Japanese whiskey. Masataka was born into a family dedicated to the production of Sake, and determined to continue and take over the family business, he studied chemistry in Japan until in 1918 Scotch whiskey caught his attention. Thus Masataka undertook a voyage of discovery to Scotland, becoming the first Japanese to study whiskey. During his stay he studied organic chemistry at the University of Glasgow and acquired perspective and the importance of artisanal work working as an apprentice in different distilleries.

In 1923 he returned to Japan with vast knowledge of the world of whiskey and a Scottish woman. That same year, the first whiskey distillery in Japan, Suntory, was inaugurated as master distiller and co-founder. Soon after, Masataka becomes independent and creates his own distillery in 1934, Nikka.

Tasting notes and interesting data of Yoichi Single Malt

Country: Japan.

Aging: Mixture of malt whiskeys from the Yoichi distillery of the Nikka group, located in the city of the same name.

Nose: Intense, with notes of peat at the beginning that give way to smoked and salty notes that make way for orange and lemon candies, licorice and spices.

Mouth: Firm and equlibrado, smoked and peat, spices and fruit, complex.

Finish: Long, malted and saline.