Nikka's Discovery Series was created to highlight the key stages in the creation of its single malts, Yoichi and Miyagikyo.
The 2022 edition focuses on the specific influence of yeast in the flavour profile of the whiskies. Yoichi Discovery Aromatic Yeast reveals a floral and fruity universe strongly marked by the characteristic peat of the distillery located on the island of Hokkaido.
On the nose, the saline peat takes over both the fruity aromas of apple, pear and yellow melon, as well as the floral aromas of lily and carnation. On the palate, the peaty side is reinforced as well as the fruity and floral aromas with the appearance of notes of mirabelle plum and greengage and tulip and cyclamen. The quite long finish will bring notes of plum and licorice coated by a peat which evolves towards smoked notes.
Nikka is the company Masataka Taketsuru built after a lifetime spent learning whisky. Born in Hiroshima in 1894, he was sent to Scotland in 1918 to study chemistry in Glasgow and train at distilleries. Back in Japan he oversaw the...
