5 Best Japanese Whiskies in 2024

3. Nikka Yoichi Single Malt

Insider Monkey Score: 10

Relaunched in 2016 as a permanent product that showcases the authentic style of Yoichi malts, this smoky whisky is a blend of single malts from different years and consequently does not carry an age statement.

Yoichi was Nikka’s first distillery built in 1934. Its malts are described as bold and strong with refined peaty notes and smokiness brought by the traditional direct coal-fired distillation.