hiro

9.1

綺麗な酸　ちょっとビオ — 3 years ago

Ian Hamel

8.9

2022/9. Quite pale, with a tart, crunchy character that teeters on the edge of too light, even for me - but it rounds out a touch with air and time, and went very well with food - pinot noir is always great with shoyu-based dishes, but this went especially well with masu teriyaki (though not with floppy sweet stereotype...) — 3 years ago

David Kline

9.4

Medium Dark amber unctiousness. So pleasant; apricot with peach weight decadence meets drizzled caramel and baked apple that brings pine forest fire sharply, hot and precise, before grilled yellow peppers and lava salt unfold to daffodil delicate and ethereal. Nose of golden tears. You drink in acanthus long before your sip; gum Arabic, hot orange honey and graphite. Mocha tobacco, bourbon barrel aged grappa, smoke of charred pit pig fat, roasted Tabasco pepper, and cinnamon oil and green olive grapple over cracked black pepper, anise seed, lavender oil, oregano oil and charred orange peel. Disturbs the mind in its swing from darkness to light, from life to death and finally rebirth. Volcanic and chaotic, but ripe for life and ultimately reverberating in possibility. #nikka #nikkawhisky #nikkapuremalt #taketsuruwhisky #thenikkawhiskydistillingco #whisky #japan #japanesewhisky #nippon #nipponwhisky #masetakataketsuru #yoichi #miyagikyo #whiskey — 5 years ago

with Courtney

Marc Moret

9.2

Very good Sauternes like wine, fresh and local. A great surprise! — 6 years ago

with Barbara, Alejandro and 1 other

Masahiro Kayama

9.0

Grand Polaire Hokkaido Yoichi Pinot Noir — 8 years ago

Jimmy Hayes

Estate Director Mayacamas Vineyard

9.6

A tremendous whisky, very lean and fresh. Pale color, very intense. Rye-like spiciness. Salt air. — 9 years ago

Norman Gennaro

9.5

WhiskeyFest SF 2022 - (reused glass so not doing tasting notes) really nice. Will never find in the wild but delicious. I would lean less peatier if had to make a choice. Yoichi is the peatier one. Nikka - Single Malt Yoichi Aromatic
—Yeast (VIP hour only)
Single Malt Miyagikyo Aromatic
—Yeast (VIP hour only)" — 3 years ago

hiro

9.1

モンガク　楢（ナラ）
ピノタージュ53％
ピノ・ノワール33%
シャルドネ13%
ピノ・グリ他1% — 3 years ago

Kevin Tam

8.9

Hirakawa Winery Pensees Terre de Yoichi 2019
Lovely Pinot Blanc. Cold mineral, citrus, green apple, fresh, crisp acidity. Pairs well with Shabu shabu meat Ponzu, nuts, grape fruit. Love the citrus acidity. Balanced Pinot Blanc. — 5 years ago

Kevin Tam

8.9

Deep ruby. Savoury, lots of tannin and structure, but beautifully balanced. No fatigue. Spicy, smoky, dried fruit character, but there are no dried fruit used. Tightly knit, good acidity. Still needs years to see its prime. 13,200JPY /bottle. — 6 years ago

Marc Moret

9.0

Very fresh and fruity, makes me think of a very good grüner Veltliner. — 6 years ago

with Barbara, Alejandro and 1 other

Troy Givens

9.0

Very interesting! A Japanese Whiskey with some peaty smoke and alcohol burn. — 8 years ago

Michael Chetner

9.3

Really outstanding at a reasonable price. — 9 years ago

Norman Gennaro

9.5

WhiskeyFest SF 2022 - (reused glass so not doing tasting notes) one of two aromatic yeast options. One was peatier than the other. Both were light and delicious. I would lean less peatier if had to make a choice. Yoichi is the peatier one if I recall correctly. Nikka - Single Malt Yoichi Aromatic
—Yeast (VIP hour only)
Single Malt Miyagikyo Aromatic
—Yeast (VIP hour only) — 3 years ago

E & K G

9.1

First experience with Zweigelt. Clean streak of acid and red fruit with some earthy notes on the back end. Needs more time for the acid profile to soften and let the fruit shine through. — 5 years ago

Ichiro Kawachi

9.0

Blend of 2000s - a bit like a Xmas fruitcake - nuts, spices, raisins, rum butter — 5 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.5

Certainly well named - the Japanese are very exact with this description - “Peaty and Salty” nails it. I don’t drink a lot of whisky but as the weather cools down it was a great little tipple - one of the best I’ve had in recent years. Iodine/seaweed notes through the spirit. Not shy at 55% ABV and expensive for this 500ml bottle at $300 AUD but superb quality. — 6 years ago

Michael Wehner

9.6

Nice for after dinner. Barrel strength. Bring your water. — 7 years ago

Ryan Mullins

9.0

Way more bourbon like than yoichi. Reconfirming my love of Yoichi. Happy to be able to get my hands on the single distillery bottlings in Atlanta — 9 years ago

A. R.

9.1

Clean, briny and peaty. Warm on the finish. Needed a little water to open up. — 9 years ago