NIKKA Yoichi Apple Brandy Wood Finish

Type: Whiskey – Single Maltese

Origin: Japan

Bottle Size: 700ml

Alcohol Content: 47% Alc/Vol

This limited edition whiskey was also aged in apple brandy casks and bottled in 2020 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Masataka and Rita’s wedding in 1920. With a subtle apple aroma, a beautiful harmony and sweetness and authentic characteristics of Yoichi single malt emerge, such as rich malt flavors, soft peat notes and tobacco.

The Japanese art that goes by the name of Nikka whiskey is the “child” of Masataka Taketsuru, the first person to create Japanese whiskey. With extensive experience in the distillation of Scottish malt, in 1933 he opened his own distillery in order to create his own premium Japanese whisky. Today, Japanese Nikka whiskeys have 2 distilleries, one in Hokkaido (Yoici Distillery) and one in Miyagi (Miyagikyo/Sendai Distillery). Yoichi is the last distillery to use coal-fired heating in Japan, which helps to preserve the traditional character of the distillery. On the other hand, Miyagikyo produces whiskey that is lighter and fruitier, similar to those of the Scottish Lowlands. It is noteworthy that here they mix malt whiskey with grain whiskey , a process that few distilleries in Scotland do.