Nikka Yoichi No Age

Nikka Yoichi 15 Year Old

Our final entry comes from Nikka's first distillery, Yoichi, on Hokkaido island. It was founded by Masataka Taketsuru in 1933 (I believe Miyagikyo was founded in the 1960s). Yoichi malts tend to be more robust, and a little smokier, than what comes out of Miyagikyo. Besides this 15yo, there are 10, 12, 20 and NAS standard expressions. The nose is...

Score 94/100

Nikka Yoichi 10 Year Old

This is like velvet on the palate. Oily enough to create nice, soft velvet coating without being too oily. Creamy texture with good flavours – dark and sweet notes. "Like Some Velvet Morning" came to my mind when thinking about movies. Like the film, Yoichi 10 yrs is dark and mysterious. but obviously much better. Actually, "Like...

Score 90/100

Nikka Yoichi single malt unaged

Bought this one at a big store for €30,-. It came without a box and it was the only one left, I even heard it has been discontinued!? Bottle has been opened for about a month and its at 2/3s now. Nose: with a few drops of water and 5 minutes of patience it gets very fruity and sweet with apricot, red forest fruit, orange peel and baked apple. Its...

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