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.
Lived next to distillery
Amazing!
Had a bottle of this a few years ago at a much more reasonable price and thought it was good. Now, I've been lucky enough to have been given another and thought I'd review it... If it cost the same as some standard issue Scottish 10-14 year old whiskies then I would say it's decent offering but for me it's no way near as good as the much more subtle yet elegantly satisfying Hakushu Distiller's Reserve. Good appealing nose, nice unimposing, sightly sweet flavour but slightly too much burn and nothing particularly interesting coming through. To me, it's overpriced fairly decent generic whisky.
Most beautiful whisky
Excellent and smooth whiskey. Definitely one of my favorites. Wish one day I'll get a chance to try the 18yr & the sherry cask!!
