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Yoichi Single Malt, 2015, 43%
Yoichi

Yoichi Single Malt, 2015, 43%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 10
Average Score
Avg 79
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Description

The unforeseen popularity of Japanese whisky in the 21st century led Nikka to discontinue its age-statement Yoichi core range in 2015. This Yoichi Single Malt was launched in 2016 as a permanent, no-age-statement expression, aiming to capture the authentic style of Yoichi malts. It is a blend of various malt whiskies, expressing a delicate balance between peaty, smoky, and fruity aromas. The Yoichi distillery, Nikka's first, was built in 1934 in Hokkaido, chosen for its similar environmental conditions to Scotland. Yoichi malts are known for their bold and strong character with refined peaty notes and smokiness, brought by traditional direct coal-fired distillation and a briny hint from sea breeze during maturation.

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Cask type
Bourbon & Sherry Cask, New American Oak
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Peated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
N.A
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
No
Bottle count
N.A
Has box
Yes
Closure
Screw cap
Presentation
Box
Series highlights
This no-age-statement version was released in 2016 as a permanent product that truly captures the authentic style of Yoichi malts, when all age-statements were discontinued.
Historical context
The unforeseen popularity of Japanese whisky in the 21st century resulted in Nikka discontinuing all of their age-statements in 2015 due to understocking. [cite: description_candidates, 4]
Special release
N.A
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Fruity and floral with notes of ripe apples, pears, bananas, vanilla, white flowers, sooty smoke, light salted caramel, ginger, cinnamon, and lemon rind. There are also hints of charred oak, pineapple, green grape, and toasted cracker, with a fresh, brightly acidic orchard fruit and fruity peat character.
Palate
Rich and oily texture, sweet, spicy, and fruity, with noticeable char notes. Flavors include spiced baked apples, raisins, brown sugar, nutmeg, ginger powder, barley, and malted biscuits. A silky peat note emerges with earth, iodine, salt, smoked salmon, black pepper, graham crackers, cinnamon buns, banana, oak, tobacco, seaweed, light brine, maple syrup, green raisins, and tropical fruit.
Finish
Medium to long, with lingering smoke, honey, pear, oak char, green grape, and mint. Sweet peat, pears, white plums, umeboshi tartness, slight trace of acetone, chocolate dust, orange peels, bergamont, and kumquats.
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