Nikka Yoichi 100th Anniversary Whisky Apple Brandy Finish 750ml

Nikka Yoichi 100th Anniversary Apple Brandy Finish is the Yoichi counterpart to the Miyagikyo 100th Anniversary — Yoichi Single Malt's coal-fired, peated character finished in Nikka's own apple brandy casks and bottled in 2020 for the centenary of Masataka and Rita Taketsuru's marriage, producing a fascinating interplay between Yoichi's foundational smoke and the orchard fruit character of the apple brandy casks.

Where the Miyagikyo 100th Anniversary is a natural fit for apple brandy finishing — delicate and fruit-forward meeting its complementary fruit character — the Yoichi version is the more surprising expression. Yoichi's coal-fired, peated foundation is bold and robust; the apple brandy cask softens it with freshly-baked orchard fruit aromatics and candied apple sweetness, producing a whisky where peat smoke and fruit exist in an unexpected but genuinely rewarding tension. The centenary occasion connects both expressions to the apple business that sustained Nikka during the critical early years of building a Japanese whisky industry from scratch.

Tasting Notes

• Nose: Freshly-baked orchard fruit and the warmth of apple brandy casks tempering Yoichi's underlying peat
• Palate: Smoked pear and candied apple dancing with subtle peaty elements — the apple brandy cask and the coal-fired Yoichi character in dialogue
• Finish: Smooth and medium-long with the apple sweetness and peat smoke persisting together

Specs

• Distillery: Yoichi Distillery, Nikka Whisky, Hokkaido, Japan
• Style: Japanese Single Malt Whisky, Apple Brandy Cask Finish
• Cask: Nikka's own apple brandy casks
• Bottled: 2020 — 100th anniversary of Masataka and Rita Taketsuru's marriage
• ABV: 47% (94 Proof)
• Size: 750ml

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