NIKKA YOICHI Size:750ML and mahogany on the nose

and mahogany on the nose

500 feet and mere miles from the Pacific Ocean

Despite facing setbacks

Whitehall Lane was acquired by the Leonardini Family in 1993

NIKKA YOICHI Size:750ML and mahogany on the noseSingle malt Japanese whisky distilled with direct coal firing is rare Yoichi is one of the last places on earth doing it consistently. Masataka Taketsuru founded the distillery in 1934 in Hokkaido, selecting the coastal site for its cool, damp climate and sea air, conditions he recognized as analogous to Scotland's whisky regions. Coal firing produces a robust, slightly sooty heat profile that shapes the spirit's character from the still outward,