Nikka Yoichi 10

Nikka Yoichi 10 Years

Nikka Yoichi 10 Years 70cl 45% vol. It is one of the jewels of the Yoichi distillery, a light Japanese malt single, with vanilla and fruity notes mixed with a subtle oak, in a smoky background. Yoichi 10 has received incredible reviews from whiskey lovers, including 93 points from critic Jim Murray in his Whiskey Bible. A whiskey with declared age from which production has ceased.

The Nikka Distillery

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 Miyagickyo 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 Nikka Yoichi 10 Years

Country: Japan.

Region: Yoichi.

Style: Single Malt.

Aging: Elaborated as it used to be done in Scotland, heating the stills with direct fire and matured for ten years in the best barrels.

Nose: Fruity, where the peach stands out, floral with notes of vanilla and smoked peat.

Mouth: Accompanying a medicinal note provided by peat appear floral and dried fruit notes with spicy touches.

Finish: Light spicy oak that takes time to disappear.