Nikka, Yoichi, Single Malt Whisky, Japan (45%)
- Japanese Whisky
Product: 10008032456
70 cl Bottle
Description
This is a blend of single malt vintages from the Yoichi distillery, Nikka’s first to be built, in 1934. Yoichi (in Hokkaido) was chosen because of it was deemed to be similar in climate to Scotland, where Nikka’s founder Masataka Taketsuru trained. This is a blend of single malts from different years and consequently does not carry an age statement. This is a smoky whisky with a maritime character.
Product Type Japanese Whisky
Main Ingredients Barley
Region Japanese Whisky
Producer The Nikka Whisky Distilling Co.
About this spirit
The Nikka Whisky Distilling Co.
Masataka Taketsuru, considered as the father of Japanese whisky, and the founder Nikka Whisky Distilling co., was sent to Scotland in 1919 in order to acquire the necessary technical knowledge and a experience for whisky production. This is where he met Jessie Roberta Cowan, a Scotswoman born in Glasgow. They got married in 1920 and lived in Campbeltown for a few months close to the Hazelburn distillery where Masataka was continuing his training. Cowan changed her name to Rita and moved with her husband permanently to Japan. She provided loyal support to Masataka in his vision to establish whisky production in Japan.
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