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Yamazaki 18 year old 43%vol. 0,7l

Fact Sheet: Yamazaki 18 Year Old at a Glance

  • Japanese single malt whisky: Suntory, Yamazaki Distillery, Osaka – 18 years, 43% ABV, 0.7 l
  • Casks: About 80% sherry casks, plus American oak and rare Japanese Mizunara oak
  • No added colouring: Original bottling
  • Smoke: Not smoky
  • Award: Best Japanese single malt whisky in the 13–20 years class, World Whisky Awards 2014
  • Style: Full body with oak tones, sherry, dried fruit and Mizunara incense

Profile: What Makes Yamazaki 18 Year Old Special

Yamazaki single malt is the first malt ever produced and bottled in Japan. The 18-year-old has a full body with pleasant oak tones; the finish is pleasantly soft and complex.

About 80% of the liquid matures in sherry casks, the rest in American and rare Japanese Mizunara oak.

Tasting Notes: What Yamazaki 18 Year Old Tastes Like

  • Nose: Pot still rum and walnut, plus sherry and apple peels, citrus peel, plum and dark chocolate; a prominent Mizunara incense note
  • Palate: Syrupy and rich, with a rum-and-cola sweetness countered by increasingly dry, tannic sherry wood; alternatively blackberry, strawberry jam, dates, dark chocolate, honeyed caramel and gentle spice
  • Finish: Medium with plenty of raw ginger for heat and flavour, earthy and woody
Bottler: Original Bottling
Alcohol: 43%vol.
Age: 18 year old
Distillery: Suntory
Coloured: Natural Colour
Volume: 0,7l
Manufacturer: Suntory Yamazaki Distillery, 5 Chome-2-1 Yamazaki, Shimamoto, Mishima District, Osaka 618-0001, Japan
Country: Japan
Product Type: Single Malt Whisky
Product Category: Whisky
Product brand: Suntory
Smoke: non smoky
Responsible food business operator: Beam Deutschland GmbH, Unterschweinstiege 2-14 60549 Frankfurt, Deutschland

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10 October 2015 17:20

Review with rating of 5 out of 5 stars

Mein erster Japaner den ich verkostet habe. War sehr positiv überrascht. Kann ich nur weiterempfehlen. Tolle Nase.

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