The Yamazaki / 1991, Bourbon Cask

The Yamazaki

1991, Bourbon Cask

ABV 60%
REVIEWED Issue 26

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Specifications

Brand: The Yamazaki
Expression: 1991, Bourbon Cask
Type: Japan Whisky / Single Malt
Age: No Age Statement
ABV: 60%
Country/Region: Japan
Bottling type: Standard (Distillery or blended)

Tasting notes

Taster Dave Broom

Nose: Initially not much, then sweet, perfumed, floral, malt; lemon, sesame oil. Water brings out vanillins, sweet oak, tobacco. Complex yet discreet.
Palate: Long, ripe with sweet fruitiness. Flows beautifully, mouth-coating nut oil, a hint of resinous oak, honey, nuts, spice. Charming and mouth-filling.
Finish: Dry but not woody.
Comment: Great balance between sweet fruit, nutty flavours and oak. Very good.

8.3

Taster Michael Jackson

Nose: Perfumy. Hint of burnt orange.
Palate: Surprisingly rich, vanilla toffee flavours, drying to flowery, herbal (camomile?) notes.
Finish: Slightly short, drying. New wood.
Comment: An interesting interplay of flavours. Comes to rather an abrupt halt.

7.5

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

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