One of the most accomplished drink makers on the planet reveals all the details of his favorite single malt of all time.

After a falling out a decade later, Masataka left to found what became Nikka whisky at the Yoichi distillery on the northern island of Hokkaido. These two companies remain the two most ...

Produced on the island of Hokkaido in northern Japan, Yoichi embodies the look and feel of an old-school Scottish distillery. It even takes a more traditional approach, as they still use coal ...

The tide began to turn in 2001 when the Nikka distillery's Yoichi 10 Year Old was awarded Whisky Magazine's prestigious "Best of the Best" award. From that point, interest in Japanese whisky ...