✦ Neatly Summary

Yoichi Apple Brandy Cask Finish is a single malt from Nikka (Japan), bottled at 47% ABV. Expect vibrant and fruity, heavily oaked and sweet character — fresh fruit, honey, vanilla, fragant. A well-balanced whisky that appeals to both newcomers and enthusiasts. A collector's expression at a premium price point.

Nikka's Yoichi finished in apple brandy casks offers a distinctive marriage of Hokkaido peat character and fruit-driven cask influence, created as part of the 2020 centennial celebration. The six-month apple brandy finish adds unexpected sweetness and orchard-fruit notes that counterbalance the distillery's signature smoky, phenolic backbone. The result is complex and intriguing—neither fully peaty nor fully fruited, but harmoniously balanced between both. Ideal for adventurous drinkers exploring Japanese whisky's boundary-pushing approach.

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