Suntory The Yamazaki Single Malt Japanese Whisky 12 Year Old
$179.99
One of the first Japanese single malts to break into the UK market, Suntory’s Yamazaki 12 Year Old continues to impress with its well-balanced fruity sweetness, something that appeals to novice and experienced whisky drinkers alike.
Description
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Tasting Notes by The Whisky Exchange
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NOSE
Maple syrup, white grapes and honeysuckle lead a soft and spicy character.
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PALATE
Spice starts, fading beneath caramel, sweet orange and cinnamon toast.
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FINISH
Grape skin and pineapple.
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Tasting Notes for CLASS Magazine
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APPEARANCE
Clear dark golden with burnished gold highlights.
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AROMA
Cinnamon, red apple, muscovado sugar and jasmine blossom.
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TASTE
Medium bodied and honeyed in style, this easy vanilla malt bursts with apple fruit and jasmine freshness but is made complex thanks to notes of candied orange peel, cinnamon and clove spice and balancing dusty cigarette ash and cedarwood dryness.
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AFTERTASTE
Woody oxidised pineapple notes linger on the pleasant finish.
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RATING
4.5/5.
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Producer’s Tasting Notes
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Yamazaki is the first Japanese distillery established 1923. The distillery is situated in the vale of Yamazaki, an area of dense bamboo grooves at the foot of Mt. Tennozan outside Kyoto, Japan’s ancient capital and stronghold of traditional Japanese culture.
The spiced wood arrives first then dried cranberries with a lasting muddle of orange marmalade and honey sweetness.
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