Yoichi 15YO (No Gift Box)

A legendary discontinued Japanese malt (45% ABV) from Hokkaido’s coastal distillery, crafted via rare coal-fired distillation. Layers of smoked apricot, maritime minerals, and cured tobacco unfold over a phenolic depth honed through over 15 years in ex-Sherry casks. Whisky Bible’s “sheer brilliance” acclaim underscores its textural complexity—think hessian-wrapped caramel transitioning to salted grapefruit zest. Now traded as collectible artifacts (original boxes critical), these bottles embody Japan’s lost era of age-stated peated mastery, their dwindling stocks whispering of coastal mists and mid-2010s discontinuation.