Yoichi 1986 SMWS 116.8 Maple smoke and medicine
| Category | JAPANESE |
| Distillery | Yoichi |
| Bottler | The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1986 |
| Bottled Year | 2006 |
| Age | 19년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 52.9% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Yoichi |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
노즈에서는 SMWS가 풀어낸 메이플 훈연과 미세한 의약 노트가 가장 먼저 두드러진다. 116.8 코드로 2006년에 19년산 52.9도로 병입한 이 Yoichi 1986은 홋카이도 해안 증류소의 짭짤한 훈연과 일본 위스키의 정밀한 결이 또렷이 발현된다. 팰럿에서는 훈제 베이컨, 메이플 시럽, 가벼운 후추가 차례로 발전한다. 피니시는 짠 훈연과 마른 향신료가 단단하게 이어진다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
boy does it talk indeed. It is probably spicier and more herbal, more on ‘Japanese aromas’, with some incense, sandalwood, resinous woods (mizunara?), tiny green apples and pears, eucalyptus and camphor, then some green smoke (garden bonfire) and a very complex set of spices, all based on saps and resins. Thuja wood? Love it. With water: we’re now in precious teas territories, with also a good deal of fresh nutmeg (very vivid) and fresh cinnamon. A touch of grated horseradish. Fab nose
restaurant Palate
exceptional, thick, ridden with waxy and sappy flavours, some tiny dried fruits (jujube?) and really a lot of sandalwood once again. Completely different from the Chichibu, but just as sublime. Less smoky for sure, but still smoky. With water: incredibly complex, pine-y, resinous, ‘Japanese’, perhaps one of the last of its kind – knowing that Karuizawa’s in a separate – not saying higher – league
timer Finish
long, superbly camphory. Add zillions of tiny sappy flavours, many unknown to me