Yoichi Single Cask #129493 , 1991-2007

Quite a few months back I received a few samples from Sjoerd (bottle share of the legendary Karuizawa, and a couple of others as a Bonus). This one sat and waited patiently and it’s finally time to review this baby. From what I remembered it’s a good one (So I was told by  Sjoerd, and he’s usually right!).

Yoichi Single Cask 16, 1991-2007, #129493, 62% abv, Sold out Yoichi

Nose: Sweet BBQ sauce. A hint of dirty sherry. Caramel candy. Sweet marinated chicken wings. Earth. Sweet condensed desert wine notes too. Mushroom mint. Alcoholic.

Palate: sweet Smokey and sharp. It’s a big palate. Lots of BBQ meat going on after being  marinated in sweet plum wine. Lots of sugar too and spice. But BBQ is king. I love this profile. That smoke is so enticing then it gets salty.

Finish: Quite salty with remains of a sugary plum liquor (choya) and smoke. Meaty and tannic.

This is a massive whisky. And extremely tasty. I’m sad to only discover it now. Brilliance.

Score: 90/100

Cheers mate for the sample.

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