Yamazaki is Suntory's flagship single malt whisky, from Japan's first and oldest malt distillery. This 12 year old first came onto the market in 1984 and was the first seriously marketed Japanese single malt whisky. Since then, it has acquired something of a cult following, and for good reason! A wonderfully elegant and smooth single malt that’s certainly not lacking in flavour.
Good body with plenty of nut oils and zest, a pleasant floral character with a little tropical fruit and a rooty note.
Smooth and soft with good sweetness and winter spice. A lovely citrus note develops with more tropical fruit notes and a little rum.
Medium with fruit and zest.
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Smooth and well rounded. Alcohol content is there but not over whelming. First shot OTR, but i am getting a little butterscotch on the back end. I have spent 6 months with JW Platinum, this is parallel or a little finer. Who would have thought "Booze Traveler" would accomplish anything? Well it has. Nice job to the show and especially the distillery.
You guys weren't joking about the tropical notes... Bang on the money with that tasting note.
first, I don't like the taste of Scotland scotch. Yamazaki has a flavor all its own. My daughter is in JET (Japanese assistant English teacher). She bought me home a bottle for Christmas since all her Japanese friends love it. Count me among them. Totally unique flavor, in no way scotch like. Fabulous taste, 2 shots = a nice buzz. She's definitely got to send me some more. If you haven't tasted this you're in for a big surprise. Who would have thought that anything besides good sake would come out of JApan ?
I've been wanting to try this for a while after tasting their Hibiki blend (which is delicious btw). Everywhere seems to be sold out or too expensive. I recently found three bottles in my local Tesco Metro for £40 a pop. I bought one, tried it, loved it and went straight back to buy the other two.
Lucky me, my brothers brother in law cracked open a Yamazaki he picked up in Tokyo on x'mas eve. I was shocked after my first sip. There was no biting taste, very tasty and fruity with a long spicy finish. I searched all over Chicago and the answer was the same, out of stock since before Thanksgiving thanks to all the publicity. On a lark, I visited my neighborhood dram shop and they had it in stock. More surprising was the actual price, 30-50% below internet price. Needless to say I happily bought their entire stock and that of their sister store in the suburbs.
