Yamazaki 1993 Bourbon Cask

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 29 by Michael Jackson and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose Vanilla. Fresh oak. Earthy. Pine cones on the forest floor. Ferny. Palate Toast. Bean curd. Walnut. Dry. Drying. Strong flavours. Finish Lean but limber. A muscular punch. Bourbon-like. Comment The Yamazaki I know well; but with a more obvious and robust hint of bourbon character.

Dave Broom Nose Peaty (sooty) yet fragrant, solid but pretty (it’s young) As it opens there’s vanilla, syrup/barley sugar and in the background some orange and a wood fire, the memory of bubbling sap. Palate A dry start, then opal fruit sweetness, then smoke and that attractive sappy quality. Finish Slightly hot. The youth shows. Comment A good addition to the range, maybe just a little young.