Suntory Yamazaki 18 Year Old Single Malt 700ml 43%

Details

700ml: 43%alc
International Release
Region: Osaka, Japan
Cask type:Sherry, Bourbon and Mizunara
Age: 18 Years
Bottler: Suntory Yamazaki

Bottling Notes

Yamazaki is Japan’s oldest whisky distillery opened in 1923 by Suntory’s founder, Shinjiro Torii. Today, single malts from the Yamazaki distillery has the largest share of any single malts whiskies in Japan and this 18-year-old is a magnificent example of what Japanese whisky is capable of.

A large number of European Oak ex-Sherry casks (mainly Oloroso) make up the cask composition for this whisky followed by ex-Bourbon American Oak casks and then a small percentage (approx. 5%) of Mizunara casks which is a domestic Japanese oak species.

Jim Murray quoted “One of the most sophisticated Yamazaki noses of them all, somehow combining an ancient Kentucky bourbon, oaky depth with rich plumb pudding. There is no dominance and no beginning nor end, just perfect harmony.” ……. We couldn’t agree more.