ABV 43%
Impressive nose and excellent body is undone slightly by the untidy finish.
Jim Murray
The Yamazaki
Brand
The Yamazaki
Bottler
Aged 12 Years
Expression
Single Malt
Type
12
Age (Years)
2000
Year of Bottling
43%
ABV
Japan
Region/Country
Standard (Distillery or blended)
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: Finely balanced; with assorted citrus notes.
Palate: Warming to the point of spicy. Lots of custardy vanilla and butterscotch.
Finish: Thinly textured. Disappointing.
Comment: Impressive nose and excellent body is undone slightly by the untidy finish.
Score: 7.5
Taster
Nose: Sweet, malty, flowery.
Palate: Crisp. Grassy. Almost herbal.
Finish: Long, perfumy. Parma violet sweets? Becoming drier. Slightly biscuity.
Comment: This was a pioneering malt in Japan, for which Suntory deserve great credit.
Score: 7.8
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