Nikka Yoichi 10 Years Old 0.70 ltr 45%

45% 0.70 ltr

Yoichi Single Malt is a range of single malt expressions from the Yoichi Distillery, Nikka's first distillery built in 1934. The founder Masataka Taketsuru chose the town of Yoichi in Hokkaido because of the similar environmental conditions to Scotland where he learned whiskey making.

Yoichi's malt whiskeys are described as powerful and strong with refined peat notes and smokiness from traditional coal distillation. Sea breeze from the Ishikari bay gives a salty touch to the whiskey during maturation.

The return of Yoichi 10 after a seven-year absence is a big deal. In 2001, it won the “Best of the Best” award in a Whiskey Magazine blind tasting. There was stiff competition from Scotland. And this award was the first of a series of awards awarded to Japanese whiskey.