Nikka
Whisky Yoichi Single Malt
| Size | 0,70 l |
|---|---|
| Alcohol content | 45.0% by volume |
| Area | Japan (Japan) |
| Product name | Whisky Yoichi Single Malt |
| Taste | Pleasant peaty and smoky notes from traditional charcoal distillation as well as a briny hint reminiscent of sea breeze. |
| Region | Japan |
| Country | Japan |
Description
Relaunched in 2016, the Nikka Whisky Yoichi Single Malt is produced at the Yoichi distillery in the town of the same name on the island of Hokkaido, where the founder Taketsuru, the father of Japanese whisky, identified a site in 1934 that was particularly suited to Scottish climate and environmental conditions. A pleasantly peaty whisky with a distinctive salty note, it is a blend of single malts aged for various years and therefore does not contain an age statement. The jewel in the Nikka crown, the historic Yoichi distillery houses a whisky museum and also preserves the distillation oven used when it was founded. Moreover, the Yoichi distillery, or "the Scotland of Japan," as it is known, is so tied to its roots that it still uses techniques such as the use of coal stills today. Nikka's Yoichi Single Malt Whisky is crafted from first-fill Hogshead Casks, crafted from bourbon casks using the traditional Scottish method. Its salty notes and smoky character are enhanced by the remarkably slow distillation and direct coal heating of the stills at this award-winning distillery. Having won numerous awards, including a Gold Award at the World Whiskies Awards, Nikka's Yoichi No Aged is a delicately peaty sipping whisky appreciated around the world, even by Scottish masters. Today, it is the most convincing answer to those who thought Scotch whisky could not produce extraordinary results outside of Scotland.
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Serve at:
14 -16 °C.
Here he became deeply passionate about the world of spirits and came to see possible what had become his most important dream: setting up his malt distillery in Japan. For this reason, the young man enrolled at the University of Glasgow and started work as an apprentice at several Scottish distilleries.
Then, in 1934, Masataka Taketsuru's greatest wish began to take shape with the founding of the "Nippo Kaju" company, which was followed by the construction of the Yoichi distillery on the island of Hokkaido.
In 1952, the "Nippo Kaju" company changed its name to "Nikka Whisky", under which we know it today. It was so successful that a second distillery was set up on the island of Honshu in 1969.
Today, the Nikka distillery is widely recognised as one of the best whisky distilleries in Japan and worldwide. With a range of spirits that can perfectly satisfy all the tastes of the most uncompromising lovers of the category, Nikka's are some of the best Whiskies the market can offer.
From 'From the Barrel' to 'Coffey Grain', from pure malts to blended Whiskies, from single malts to long ageing Whiskies, those labelled Nikka are to all intents and purposes, among the most prestigious and excellent spirits in the world. Read more
