A ten year old, elegantly peaty single malt from Nikka’s beautiful Yoichi distillery in Hokkaido, where whisky is made as it used to be in Scotland with small direct-fired stills and matured in the finest wood the company can find. Bottled at 45% for extra oomph. On the face of it, this is expensive for a ten year old whisky, but it’s well worth the money in quality terms.
FACTS
AGE
COUNTRY
Japan
TYPE
Single Malt
COLOURING
Yes
TASTING NOTES
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Tasting Notes by Stuart P
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NOSE
Fabulous umami-rich nose, brimming with herbs, balsamic vinegar and savoury peat.
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PALATE
A medicinal/iodine note is accompanied by rich dried fruit, herbal notes and spicy touches.
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FINISH
Rich, peaty and satisfying.
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COMMENT
There’s a big peatiness to this whisky, sure, but there’s also plenty of fruit and spice to balance things out.
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Distributor’s Tasting Notes
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NOSE
A clean fresh fragrance with notes of peat, light smoke and spice.
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PALATE
More light peat with some rounded vanilla and tobacco coming from the oak casks.
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FINISH
Excellent balance between the fruit and oak with some light fruit and flower elements coming through.
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