Nikka Yoichi – Double Winner!

Yoichi Single Malt

Are you wondering why should you be in for a Japanese whisky? Japan is known worldwide for having a traditional, innovative yet spirited culture, including food and drink! Sushi, sake, ramen, and more recently, WHISKY!

Japanese whisky is unique, experimental, scarce, traditionally crafted and fast becoming globally recognised as some of the best, with Japan winning World’s Best Single Malt in 2018 and then again in 2020!

Yoichi Single Malt is a single malt from the Yoichi Distillery, Nikka’s first distillery built in 1934. The founder Masataka Taketsuru chose the town of Yoichi in Hokkaido because of the similar environmental conditions to Scotland, where he learned whisky-making.

Yoichi malts are described as bold and strong with refined peaty notes and smokiness brought by the traditional direct coal-fired distillation. Sea breeze from the Ishikari Bay delivers a briny hint to the whisky during maturation.

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Competition History

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Competition winners are: Paweł Regiec (Ticket number: 86, Answer: Tokyo), Sam Hunter (Ticket number: 9, Answer: Tokyo)