Nikka Single Malt Yoichi Non-Peated Discovery Series Japanese Whisky – 70cl

The companion piece to the Miyagikyo Peated and the equally fascinating counterpart in Nikka's landmark Discovery Series — the Single Malt Yoichi Non-Peated is a whisky that asks a simple but genuinely provocative question: what is Yoichi without its smoke? Founded in 1934 on the rugged, peat-rich coastline of Hokkaido and distilled in coal-fired pot stills that have defined its bold, smoky character for nine decades, Yoichi is one of the most immediately recognisable and distinctive distillery styles in the world — a whisky whose personality is so deeply associated with peat and fire that imagining it without either feels almost impossible. And yet that is precisely what Nikka's blenders set out to explore, crafting this limited edition entirely from batches of unpeated Yoichi malt — a decision that strips away the distillery's most defining characteristic and reveals the extraordinary fruit-forward richness, oily creaminess, and deep malt complexity that the smoke, for all its magnificence, has always been quietly sheltering beneath.

The result is a revelation. The Yoichi Non-Peated demonstrates with quiet brilliance that the greatness of this distillery was never solely about the peat — that Yoichi's coal-fired distillation, its Hokkaido water, its worm tub condensers, and its coastal terroir produce a spirit of profound character entirely on their own terms. Limited to just 20,000 bottles worldwide, non-chill filtered, and bottled at 47% ABV in a gift box — the first year of the Nikka Discovery Series and an essential collector's acquisition.