Nikka Yoichi Single Malt Whisky 700ml 45%

The Nikka Yoichi Single Malt Whisky NAS (No Age Statement) is a beautiful introduction to the world of Japanese whisky.

Details

700ml: 45%alc
Age: NAS
Country: Japan
Region: Sendai
Bottler: Nikka
Release Date: 2015

Bottling Notes

This Nikka Yoichi NAS (No Age Statement) is a beautiful ‘introduction’ to the world of Japanese whisky replacing the Nikka age-statement whiskies that are no longer produced. Nikka’s reason for this change in direction is simple; they have run out of old stock.

It’s no marketing ploy and it’s not some PR stunt, it’s just an unfortunate fact. This is because demand for Japanese malts were so low both locally and internationally in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s that very few barrels were filled and laid to mature.

There have been whispers that they will bring back age-statement single malts in 5 or 6 years’ time but Nikka won’t commit to this as fact due to their honourable Japanese culture of not wanting to break a promise, so only time will tell.