Nikka Yoichi 2000's Single Malt 9 Year Old, 2009, 57%

The Nikka whisky company was founded in 1934 by Masataka Taketsuru, with the creation of his Yoichi distillery on the island of Hokkaido. Arguably the "grandfather" of Japanese whisky, Taketsuru learned his trade studying Organic Chemistry at The University of Glasgow in 1918, before apprenticing at Longmorn, and laterally Hazelburn distilleries. With humble beginnings, producing apple juice and c ... This Nikka Yoichi 2000's Single Malt is a rare vatting of malt whiskies distilled at the Yoichi distillery between 2000 and 2009, bottled at cask strength. It is part of the Nikka 'Decades' series and was primarily available at the distillery.