Yamazaki 12 Years Old

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 26 by Michael Jackson and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose Flowery. Fresh herbs. Biscuity. Palate Lightly clean and sweet. Honeyed. Intense. Finish Burst of concentrated perfumy sweetness, balanced by cereal-grain notes and Japanese oak. Comment A pioneering malt in Japan, for which Suntory deserve great credit. In its early days, it was rounded and delicate, as though wary of offending anyone. Now it is more intense, confident and elegant.

Dave Broom Nose Clean and crisp: dried herb, oak, nuts and slightly dusty malt. Palate A sweet start, some light smoky notes. Well-rounded with a dense, fruity mid-palate, though a little firm on the sides of the mouth. Finish Rich Tea biscuits, dried fruit and nut. Comment Well made. An honest citizen.