Yamazaki Distillery
ABV: 57.4%
Age: 24 Years Old
Year Bottled: 2003
Style: Single Malt
Country: Japan
Region: N/A
Bottling: The Scotch Malt Whisky Society
Overall
Score
8.8
Nose
Incense, beeswax, cedar, roasted coffee, ripe fruits (kumquats cherries, plums).
Palate
Dense. Slippery. Toasty malt. Coffee, with figs and chicory.
Finish
Black treacle toffee. Perhaps even maple syrup.
Comment
A breakfast malt? Splendidly complex, with Japanese oak adding that extra touch of distinctiveness.
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