Nikka Yoichi

Japanese Whisky

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Tasting notes by markjedi1 on 14th Jun 2013
Sweet and Sour 90/100

Tasting notes by markjedi1 on 14th Jun 2013
Sirop de Liège 88/100

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  • Nikka Yoichi 20 Year Old 1991 Single Cask #129651 - Sweet and Sour

    By markjedi1 on 14th Jun 20132013-06-14T18:34:00

    90

    This is my final Yoichi sample, a 20 Year Old from 1991. It matured in warehouse 15 (many a good cask came from there), in a new oak cask. The prickly nose contains peat and silt, but it is the sweetness… read more

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  • Nikka Yoichi 20 Year old - Sirop de Liège

    By markjedi1 on 14th Jun 20132013-06-14T18:33:00

    88

    I tried this one before, but it is such a fine whisky that it is no punishment to return to it. It won top honours at the 2008 World Whisky Awards. Need I say more? The nose bursts with sherry influence… read more

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  • Nikka Yoichi 17 Year Old 1987 Single Cask #254830 - Perfect Mix

    By markjedi1 on 14th Jun 20132013-06-14T18:33:00

    89

    I found yet another peaty Japanese dram in my cabinet, this 17 Year Old from the Yoichi stables. This is a lot darker though, which reveals a sherry cask. Wonderful nose! Perfect mix of raisins and a… read more

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  • Nikka Yoichi 10 Year old - Japanese Salt

    By markjedi1 on 14th Jun 20132013-06-14T18:31:00

    86

    Yoichi on Hokkaido is Japan’s second oldest distillery (after Yamazaki) and the brainchild of Masetaka Taketsuru. It has been producinig since 1936. It is part of the Nikka concern to which Myagikyo also… read more

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  • Nikka Yoichi 10 Year old - Grass and Citrus

    By Victor on 22nd May 20132013-05-22T17:20:00

    85

    The reviewed 180 ml bottle has been open for a little more than a year and is 40% full. Thanks to @talexander for giving it to us as a gift. The review is in sequential format Nose: when first opened,… read more

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  • Nikka Yoichi 15 Year Old - Another Japanese Cracker!

    By tabarakRazvi on 21st May 20132013-05-21T14:10:00

    94

    What is it with the Japanese? They insist on doing everything so perfectly. Just like this 15 year old beauty from the Asian powerhouse that is Nikka. Such a heady, almost dizzying, array of aromas greet… read more

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  • Nikka Yoichi 10 Year old - A Head Scratcher

    By Volks on 20th Apr 20132013-04-20T01:10:00

    83

    Yochi produce what they consider to be a masculine whisky. The use of coal fired stills gives this whisky a more robust and confronting single malt then the sweeter more floral stuff i tended to expect… read more

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  • Nikka Yoichi SMWS 116.18 - Amazing Toffee, Honey Sweetness - Shapeshifter

    By Chookster on 18th Mar 20132013-03-18T21:43:00

    93

    18yo Yoichi aged in a refill butt. ‘Amazing toffee, honey sweetness’ @64.4% ABV and 1/410 Bottles. To smell; Well, often times when I'm nosing a whisky it's not surprising for flavours to take some c… read more

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  • Nikka Yoichi 15 Year Old - Nikka Tasting - Part VI

    By talexander on 11th Mar 20132013-03-11T01:54:00

    94

    Our final entry comes from Nikka's first distillery, Yoichi, on Hokkaido island. It was founded by Masataka Taketsuru in 1933 (I believe Miyagikyo was founded in the 1960s). Yoichi malts tend to be more… read more

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  • Nikka Yoichi 15 Year old - Cinnamon and mint

    By Pierre_W on 10th Mar 20132013-03-10T09:22:00

    87

    Yoichi is produced at Yoichi distillery, located on Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost main island. The distillery belongs to Nikka Whisky Distilling Company that in turn is owned by Asahi Breweries. Nikka… read more

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