Nikka Yoichi 20 Year Old 1991 Single Cask #129651

Since I was really impressed by the much more expensive 18 YO, I went looking all over town for a bottle of this and only found one bar to sample it. Your review nailed it - sweet and sour. I will stick with Glenfarclas 17 and Aberlour 12 as my two favorite sherry monsters, and will no longer be searching for a bottle of this. The bartender even told me that it is very rarely requested.

Thanks for the kind words. When you tried it at the bar, was it expensive?

It was $16.50 US plus my usual generous tip for a 1.5 oounce serving. Since it was sampled yesterday, this was easy to remember. The sourness ruined it for me wanting to buy a bottle. I also sampled Dalmore Cigar Malt right after this one for $21 US plus generous tip for 1 ounce. Awesome malt, but not worth $97 US for a whole bottle in my area. I find that all of these reviews are more dependable and cheaper than these bar samplings that I partake in.

That's a good bar price for the Yoichi. The Cigar Malt is overpriced to me, although I did like a glass I had at the Stillhouse in Oregon City. It's full of fake caramel coloring/flavoring, so it's hard for me to take it seriously. Glad you are still liking the Farc 17, MisterDigger.

Rigmorole: My next goal is to get a bottle of Farc 12 in the blue box. That one disappears off the shelf as soon as the store restocks them, so I will probably have to call and reserve a bottle. Fast sales like this are another good sign of a winner. So far, I only hate the Farc 10. As you can see, I have won out over what the doctor wanted in taking it ALL away for 6 months to a year. By the way, why did you call this Glendronach 15 a Yoichi?