The Cask of Yamazaki / 1993, Bourbon Cask

The Cask of Yamazaki

1993, Bourbon Cask

ABV 58%
REVIEWED Issue 29

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Specifications

Brand: The Yamazaki
Expression: 1993, Bourbon Cask
Type: Japan Whisky / Single Malt
Age: No Age Statement
ABV: 58%
Country/Region: Japan
Bottling type: Standard (Distillery or blended)

Tasting notes

Taster Dave Broom

Nose: Peaty (sooty) yet fragrant, solid but pretty (it's young). As it opens there's vanilla, syrup/barley sugar and in the background some orange and a wood fire, the memory of bubbling sap.
Palate: A dry start, then opal fruit sweetness, then smoke and that attractive sappy quality.
Finish: Slightly hot. The youth shows.
Comment: A good addition to the range, maybe just a little young.

7.5

Taster Michael Jackson

Nose: Vanilla. Fresh oak. Earthy. Pine cones on the forest floor. Ferny.
Palate: Toast. Bean curd. Walnut. Dry. Drying. Strong flavours.
Finish: Lean but limber. A muscular punch. Bourbon-like.
Comment: The Yamazaki I know well; but with a more obvious and robust hint of bourbon character.

7.5

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Yamazaki Distillery, 5-2-1 Yamazaki, Shimamoto-cho, Mishima-gun, Osaka, , Japan

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