余市蒸餾所是生產商Nikka的首家蒸餾廠，建於1934年。有「日本威士忌之父」之稱的竹鶴政孝，在蘇格蘭花了許多年學習蒸餾技術。回到日本後，因為北海道的氣候與蘇格蘭相似，他決定在北海道設立蒸餾所。
余市的威士忌味道濃郁，帶有精緻的泥炭味，以及石炭直火蒸餾帶來的煙燻味。熟成時來自石狩灣的海風，為威士忌賦予一絲鹹感。
2015年Nikka宣佈余市10年、余市12年、余市15年及余市20年停產，繼而在2016年推出了無年份標示（No Age Statement）的單一麥芽威士忌。呈現出泥煤、煙燻和果香之間的微妙平衡。
原產地：
日本
種類：
威士忌
容量：
700毫升
酒精度：
45%
品酒筆記：
顏色：
充滿活力的金色。
香氣：
一開始柔和的泥煤氣息覆蓋著芳香的味道，隨後煙燻、煤煙和鹹味愈來愈濃，再演變為蜜餞柑橘（檸檬、橙子）、黑甘草和香料（肉荳蔻、生薑）。繼而展開了乾樹枝和樹根的香氣、令人陶醉的花香（康乃馨、鳶尾花）。
味道：
緊緻有力。泥炭、煙燻、香料、新鮮水果（蜜瓜、奇異果）和堅果（杏仁、核桃）的香氣非常平衡。中段由朱古力開始，然後泥炭味再佔據主導地位。
收結：
悠長、絲滑。充滿成熟的水果風味（梨子、黃香李、蘋果）。泥炭開始呈現草本和麥芽的味道，而鹹感賦予了深度和沿海的新鮮感。最後的香氣散發出薄荷、香料（芫荽、刁草）和泥土（皮革、栗子）的味道。
Yoichi Distillery, Nikka's first distillery, built in 1934. The founder Masataka Taketsuru chose the town of Yoichi in Hokkaido because of the similar environmental conditions to Scotland, where he learned whisky-making.
Yoichi malts are described as bold and strong with refined peaty notes and smokiness brought by the traditional direct coal-fired distillation. Sea breeze from the Ishikari Bay delivers a briny hint to the whisky during maturation.
Yoichi Single Malt is a no-age-statement version which was released in 2016 as a permanent product that truly captures the authentic style of Yoichi malts, when all age-statements were discontinued. Vatting various different malt whiskies together, this bottling expresses a delicate balance between peaty, smoky and fruity aromas.
Place of origin:
Hoikkado, Japan
Type:
Whisky
Volume:
700ml
ABV:
45%
Tasting Note:
Colour:
Vibrant gold.
Nose:
Full-bodied, smooth. A mellow peat softly coats the aromatic palette at first, growing more powerful with time, as smoke, soot and salty notes transcend the initial nose. The aromas then evolve towards candied citrus fruit (lemon, orange), black liquorice and spices (nutmeg, ginger), and opens up with roots and dried twig aromas. Heady and floral (carnation, iris), it grows increasingly complex.
Palate:
Firm, powerful. A well-balanced attack gives equal footing to aromas of peat, smoke, spices, fresh fruit (melon, kiwi) and nuts (almond, walnut), which it delivers in spades. The mid-palate starts off with chocolate notes, but the peat soon takes the lead once again.v
Finish:
Long, silky. Extremely mature, it overflows with ripe fruit (pear, Mirabelle plum, apple). The peat starts taking on an herbaceous and malty character, while the salty flavours gives the finish plenty of depth and coastal freshness. The final nose offers menthol, spicy (coriander, dill) and earthy (leather, chestnuts) notes.
