Nikka 10 Years Old Yoichi 45% NV

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Nose – A grassy flourish to start, sweet and fresh with a mealy, malty backbone. Melon emerges, drizzled with honey and pineapple syrup. Digestive biscuits mingle with the dryness of cut hay. Old wine casks haunt the background alongside wooden fruit crates, gooseberry, and the faint bitterness of cucumber skin. The sherry oak influence is bold and unmistakable, bringing rubbery smokes and a resinous firmness. Sandy undertones drift into kippery brine and robust cigar leaf—aged and austere. Whirls of earthy decay wrap it all in an evocative, melancholic swirl.

Palate – Buttermilk-soaked earth with a dunnage warehouse character. Melon and tropical fruits—ripe and syrupy—offer a sweet opening before light oak and vanilla step in. A whisper of peat, ashy and delicate, tempers the sweetness. The wood’s extracts add a striking minty dryness, creating a compelling contrast. Sour green apples and musky wood build alongside earthy peat, weaving a tapestry of wood, malt, and smoke—married with absolute finesse.

Finish – Medium in length but layered with intrigue. Liquorice and dry wood shavings mix with bursts of dried fruit and a bulging wood oiliness that might challenge some but rewards others. Sweet herbs abound—honeyed, minty, and dusted with vanilla. Gentle peat lingers with light pepper to bring it home. Complex, satisfying, and undeniably charismatic.