expression / Japan / Hokkaido

Yoichi Single Malt

Coal-fired distillation shapes this peated single malt.source ↗

Taste & production evidence

Japanese single maltsource ↗

Tasting descriptions are attributed opinions. Trait tags are editorial indexing for discovery, not measurements or guarantees. Missing traits mean unknown; unpeated malt does not rule out every smoky note.

Nikka describes oak and fruit, followed by peat and roasted character with a smoky finish. The fruit is not specified more narrowly.

Oak & toasted woodSmoke

producer tasting · Nikka · Checked 2026-09-10source ↗

Applies to: Named expression on the producer page checked 2026-09-10; batches and markets can differ.

Profile comparison evidence

Spirit base: Single maltsource ↗ · Named expression on the producer page checked 2026-09-10; batches and markets can differ.

Bottling strength: 45% ABVsource ↗ · Named expression on the producer page checked 2026-09-10; batches and markets can differ.

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Also recorded as: Single Malt Yoichi · 余市source ↗

Tasting

Producer description: Peat, roast and fruit, followed by sweet oak and smoke (paraphrased).source ↗

Production

Strength and distillation: 45% ABV; direct coal-fired distillation at Yoichi, according to Nikka.source ↗
Applies to: Named expression on the producer page checked 2026-09-10; batches and markets can differ.
Distillation / process: Coal-fired distillationsource ↗
Applies to: Producer page checked 2026-09-10; facts and sensory claims describe the release or market on that page. Routine editions remain within this expression.

Identity

Source-listed style: Single maltsource ↗
Applies to: Producer page checked 2026-09-10; facts and sensory claims describe the release or market on that page. Routine editions remain within this expression.

Expression

Bottling strength: 45% ABVsource ↗
Applies to: Producer page checked 2026-09-10; facts and sensory claims describe the release or market on that page. Routine editions remain within this expression.

Connected records

brandYoichi ↗source ↗

distilled atYoichi ↗source ↗

Sources & provenance

Nikka · Yoichi Single Malt ↗

Nikka · Checked 2026-09-10

Yoichi and Miyagikyo — Expressions ↗

Nikka Whisky · Checked 2026-09-08

Yoichi Single Malt — official expression ↗

Producer · Checked 2026-09-10