NikkaYoichiPeaty&SaltySingleMaltJapaneseWhisky(500ml)

Sans Yoichiwas set up by founder, Masataka Taketsuru on Japan’s northern most island after he left Suntory in 1934. He chose Hokkaido because the climatic conditions reminded him of Scotland where he’d first studied whisky making. The house style is typically rich, peaty and masculine, acquiring a distinct aroma and body from direct heateddistillation using a finely powdered coal â€?a traditional method that’s hardly used today, even in Scotland. Usually only sold at the distillery, this one’s named for the high proportion of peated whiskies used in its creation. Weighing in at 55% Alc./Vol., it should also be quite intense.