The Yamazaki / 25 Years Old

The Yamazaki

25 Years Old

ABV 43%
REVIEWED Issue 56

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Specifications

Brand: The Yamazaki
Expression: 25 Years Old
Type: Japan Whisky / Single Malt
Age: 25 years old
ABV: 43%
Country/Region: Japan
Bottling type: Standard (Distillery or blended)

Tasting notes

Taster Martine Nouet

Nose: Assertive sherry. Rich chocolate. Walnut peel. Dates. Raisins. Prunes. Overcooked plum jam. Burnt applewood. Bittersweet apples.
Palate: Sweet at start then astringent wood raids tastebuds, sweeping out the dried fruit sweetness.
Finish: Dry, grippy, bitter. A touch of sweetness coming back.
Comment: A PX sherry first fill? Fine if you like oak infusion. Clings on your palate for ages. Too oaky to be OK.

7.0

Taster Dave Broom

Nose: Very deep in colour and aroma. Big, resinous and perfumed: fig jam, autumn bonfire, late-blooming roses, PX, musky. Leather.
Palate: Dull and over-wooded. High tannins and over-stewed tea. A tale of two halves. Inhale only.
Finish: Bitter bitter bitter. Mouth drying.
Comment: Old and over the hill.

6.5

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

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