Yoichi Discovery Non-Peated Single Malt

The “Nikka Discovery” series will develop distinctive limited editions over the next three years in anticipation of Nikka Whisky’s 90th Anniversary in 2024. Each year will focus on a different component of the whisky-making process that Nikka has practiced since 1934, offering an inside look at the various experiments within Nikka’s two distilleries. Single Malt Yoichi Non-Peated (47% ABV) is comprised solely of unpeated malts as opposed to the preconceived “peaty” image of Yoichi. The result is a delicate balance of bright fruitiness and rich mouthfeel, along with its distinctive smokiness generated by coal-fired distillation.

47% ABV. 

Region - Hokkaido / Japan

TASTING NOTES

Yoichi expression is comprised solely of unpeated malts as opposed to the preconceived “peaty” image of Yoichi.

    Nose:    Malty cereals, milk chocolates, Milo and Ovaltine biscuits, fruit mix with tropical fruits in particular- lots of bananas, pineapples, oranges, with minor notes of guavas and pears.

    Taste:    Spices, very sweet and rich malty flavour, mild notes of bittersweet manuka honey, orchard fruits, Hokkaido apples, peaches and apricots.

    Finish:    Long, very malty and sweet.