Your experience

Explore Yoichi Distillery on a private guided tour with three key malt tastings and a dedicated museum visit.

Getting started

Arrive at the Yoichi Distillery and check in for your Private Guided Tour with Three Key Malt Tastings and Museum Visit. You join your guide at the starting point inside the historic site, where the visit outline is explained. Once the group is ready, the guided tour of Yoichi Distillery begins, and you move into the production areas.

What to expect

Yoichi Distillery

Set within Nikka’s historic coastal site at Yoichi, the distillery showcases how Japanese whisky is crafted in this specific location. You follow a set route through selected buildings and spaces that reveal the Yoichi Distillery whisky-making process from start to finish.

Features

• The guided tour of Yoichi Distillery takes you past key stages of production so you can see how the unique whisky-making process at this site unfolds in real life, from base ingredients to maturation.
• Throughout this private guided tour, your guide explains how Yoichi became central to Nikka’s story and points out features that define the character of the local spirit, making the visit suitable for both whisky connoisseurs and those new to Japanese whisky.
• During the guided tasting of three key malts, you sample three exclusive malts that are available only at Yoichi and compare their aromas and flavors side by side in a structured tasting session.
• Tasting fees included means there is no need to pay extra for the guided tasting of three key malts on the day, so you can focus fully on the experience.
• With access to the on-site museum, you explore interactive museum exhibits that immerse you in the story of Nikka, trace the development of Yoichi Distillery, and highlight how the distillery’s heritage has shaped modern Japanese whisky.

Wrapping up

At the end of the museum section, the guided portion concludes, and you are free to leave the Yoichi Distillery at your own pace or continue exploring the on-site museum independently, keeping in mind that transportation to and from the distillery and any meals are not included.

Highlights

• Explore Yoichi Distillery with a private guide, sample three Nikka malts available only here, then round off your visit in the on-site spirits museum.
• Begin at Yoichi Distillery, where your guide leads you through production areas and buildings, setting the scene before you step into the museum.
• Continue into the on-site museum to trace Nikka's story through exhibits, then join a tasting of select malts at the end, with all fees included.
• Compare aromas, flavors, and finish across each malt as your guide explains Yoichi's production methods, suiting spirits fans and first-timers alike.