Nikka Yoichi Single Malt Whisky

Nikka Yoichi comes from the Yoichi distillery of the same name on Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido.

Tasting notes:
Aroma: Vanilla and ripe fruits such as apricot and banana. Overlaid with gentle smoke.

Taste: Creamy and fresh. The sweetness of the ripe fruit merges into spicy notes. Slightly nutty.

Finish: Medium-long, complex and fruity. Some smoke appears again.

Japanese whisky
Net quantity: 700ml
Alcohol: 45% vol.
For sale to persons of legal age only

Nikka Whisky Distilling Co. Ltd. was founded in 1934 by Masataka Taketsuru, also known as the father of Japanese whisky. He was the first Japanese to study the fine art of whisky making in Scotland. His family had already owned a sake brewery since 1733 and he actually wanted to follow in his father's footsteps. However, he became fascinated by whisky and was drawn to Scotland, where he became a student of chemical sciences at the University of Glasgow. Through numerous apprenticeships and internships in various renowned distilleries in Scotland, he learned the craft of whisky first-hand from masters and was trained as a Master Blender. With this knowledge, he returned to Japan and opened his first distillery, Yoichi, on the island of Hokkaido in the early 1930s, where traditional Scottish distillation methods are still celebrated today. Taketsuru opened the second Nikka distillery, Miyagikyo, in 1969.
The first Nikka whisky was launched in 1940. Taketsuru's aim was to produce high-quality Japanese whisky and to educate the Japanese to become whisky connoisseurs. He never lost this ambition and managed to create complex whiskies with delicate notes that still make Nikka whiskies so appealing today. After his death in 1979, his adopted son Takeshi Taketsuru took over the management of the company, and today Nikka is part of the Asahi Group.