Yoichi 12 Years Old, Woody and Vanillic

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 56 by Martine Nouet and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Martine Nouet Nose Restrained. Fruity. Apple and pear pie. Cider cellar. Vanilla slowly emerges, bringing out sweeter notes. Touch of floor polish. Palate Sweet and surprisingly watery at midpalate. Oak and fruit are well integrated though. Summer fruit. Vanilla biscuits. Dusty. Finish Dry, spicy, dusty. Comment Soft and smooth whisky which seems tired. Not particularly exciting.

Dave Broom Nose Smoke again, this time with briny notes and plain oak (almond, pine). There is also real weight behind this. Subtly perfumed mixing heavy flowers with soft/semi dried fruits and hints of cocoa. Palate An excellent spread of flavours: cooked apple, fresh apricot, toasted nuts, madeleines tickle of smoke and a waxy depth. Finish Smoked vanilla pod. Comment Flawless, sweet, dry, deep, light, smoke, flowers, cream, toasty oak. Elegant.