Nikka Yoichi 1989 Bott 2005 Cask 127032

Nikka Yoichi Yoichi SMWS 116.18 Amazing toffee, honey sweetness

My wife and I recently went to our first Scotch Malt Whisky Society tasting which was very very cool. We'd gone through quite a different distilleries at this point, having tried Glenmorangie, Glen Moray, Caol Ila, Aultmore, a lovely Glenmorangie new make spirit and a very nasty industrial grade caramel coloring. We'd been at this for over three...

Score 96/100

Nikka Yoichi 20 Year Old

I tried this one before, but it is such a fine whisky that it is no punishment to return to it. It won top honours at the 2008 World Whisky Awards. Need I say more? The nose bursts with sherry influence. Fresh figs, dry apricots, some chocolate, sirop the Liège (dark pear syrup from Belgium), farmers butter, chewing tobacco, candied sugar and...

Score 88/100

Nikka Yoichi 12 Year Old

Living in the U.S. has many advantages. Drinking Japanese whisky, however, is not one of them. We have four options available here: Yamazaki 12 and 18, Hibiki 12, and Hakushu 12. To get my hands on something different, I ordered the Nikka Yoichi 12 from teh whiskyexchange in the U.K. At alomst 70 GBP, this baby had quite a premium for a 12 year....

Score 85/100

Nikka Yoichi 20 Year Genshu "New Cask" #100126

sample from a friend Nose: Hm, generally a similar quality to the 10 year old Genshu new cask that I just tried. Apples and vanilla. Clearly more age here, and there's some of the old glue note from the oak. A soy and smoky whisper, not fully a note, a few layers back. Oak and a rich, fruity forest. Pineapple, mango, papaya, and other assorted...

Score 92/100