The Yamazaki / Aged 12 Years

The Yamazaki

Aged 12 Years

ABV 43%
REVIEWED Issue 26

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Specifications

Brand: The Yamazaki
Expression: Aged 12 Years
Type: Japan Whisky / Single Malt
Age: 12 years old
Year of bottling: 2002
ABV: 43%
Country/Region: Japan
Bottling type: Standard (Distillery or blended)

Tasting notes

Taster Michael Jackson

Nose: Flowery. Fresh herbs. Biscuity.
Palate: Lightly clean and sweet. Honeyed. Intense.
Finish: Burst of concentrated perfumy sweetness, balanced by cereal-grain notes and Japanese oak.
Comment: A pioneering malt in Japan, for which Suntory deserve great credit. In its early days, it was rounded and delicate, as though wary of offending anyone. Now it is more intense, confident and elegant.

8.0

Taster Dave Broom

Nose: Clean and crisp: dried herb, oak, nuts and slightly dusty malt.
Palate: A sweet start, some light smoky notes. Well-rounded with a dense, fruity mid-palate, though a little firm on the sides of the mouth.
Finish: Rich Tea biscuits, dried fruit and nut.
Comment: Well made. An honest citizen.

7.5

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

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