Nikka Yoichi 20 Year Old Cask Stength (700ml  52%)

Nikka Yoichi 20 Year Old Cask Stength Single Malt Japanese Whisky (700ml / 52%)

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*ONLY 1 AVAILABLE*700ml / 52% ABV / Non Chill FilteredNikka Yoichi 20 Year Old is a powerful cask-strength 20 year old single malt from the Yoichi distillery that previously beat the best...

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*ONLY 1 AVAILABLE*

700ml / 52% ABV / Non Chill Filtered

Nikka Yoichi 20 Year Old is a powerful cask-strength 20 year old single malt from the Yoichi distillery that previously beat the best Scottish malts at a blind tasting in 2003 and received 95 points in Jim Murray's Whisky Bible. Its an extremely rare bottle. World Whiskies Awards 2008 Single Malt of the Year.

Tasting Notes (whisknick.com)

Nose:

Magnificent Aroma – heart-warming vanilla drizzled with delicious honey. Leathery, tobacco leaves with drops of raisin syrup slightly teasing your nose. Peat and ashy smoke glowing in the most charming way from the back, beautiful malt slowly pushing through… Incredibly complex and soothing sensation.

Palate:

Red liquorice brushes with more heather honey opening up on the palate. Tannins, tar, vintage wood and dry smoke diffusing gently. Grape juice gathering pace and carried by perfect spice. Magnificent sweetness radiated by the malt and nicely ended with dark chocolate and peppermint.

Finish:

Silky texture – chocolate oak, light honey malt, tender spice, juicy sherry and dry peat smoke all blend into one, lingering on for an exquisitely long finish.

Thoughts:

I have to admit that Yoichi is my favourite Japanese distillery – probably my favourite of all distilleries. Bold character with pure elegance, and this bottle of Yoichi 20 years old has pretty much summed up the excellence of this distillery, the smoke, sherry, peat, malt and oak, they all play a good part and contribute to the dram with a beautiful balance. To me, this is a masterpiece…