点评:This historical - if not legendary - distillery sits a short hop from Yoichi Station and offers a much more complete experience than one might initially expect. Apart from the guided tour, which requires a prior reservation, there is a large museum, a tasting room offering some truly exclusive varieties of Nikka whisky, a shop and a restaurant on-site. Setting it apart from many other distilleries I've visited, you can easily spend hours here while learning and tasting your way through Nikka's rich history.
While the guided tour includes a tasting, if you've already tried some of the generally available Nikka whiskies then you might find it a bit underwhelming; the tasting room is where the good stuff is, though this can quickly get very expensive, so keep that in mind. Also, if you intend to get your hands on the museum-exclusive bottles, you might want to visit early in the day.
Also note that getting to Yoichi from Sapporo is somewhat complicated as the train from Otaru to Yoichi is relatively old, slow, runs infrequently (by Japanese standards) and requires a separate ticket that can't be bought with an IC card like most other train tickets in Japan.
翻译:这家历史悠久(甚至可以说是传奇)的酿酒厂距离余市站仅几步之遥,提供的体验远比您最初预想的要丰富得多。除了需要提前预约的导览之外,这里还设有大型博物馆、提供一些真正独家Nikka威士忌的品鉴室、商店和餐厅。与其他我参观过的酿酒厂不同,您可以在这里轻松消磨数小时,一边了解Nikka的悠久历史,一边品尝各种威士忌。
虽然导览包含品鉴环节,但如果您已经品尝过一些市面上常见的Nikka威士忌,可能会觉得略显逊色;品鉴室才是真正好酒所在,不过价格也相当昂贵,所以请记住这一点。此外,如果您想入手博物馆独家收藏的威士忌,建议您尽早前往。
另请注意,从札幌到余市的交通比较复杂,因为从小樽到余市的火车比较老旧、速度慢、班次少(以日本的标准来看),而且需要单独购票,不能像日本其他大多数火车票那样用 IC 卡购买。