Yamazaki 18 Years Old Tasting notes and reviews
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Yamazaki 18 Years Old
- Brand
- Yamazaki
- Expression
- 18 Years Old
- Type
- Japanese Whisky ~ Single Malt
- Age
- 18 years old
- Abv
- 43.00%
- Produced at
- Yamazaki Distillery
- Availability
- Japan
- Website
- www.suntory.com/yamazaki
Whisky Magazine Issue 56
Scotland's Lowlands - Shake it up - China and India - Glengoyne - Indian food - Highlander Inn - Japanese Tastings.
Published June 2006.
Martine Nouet
80- Nose
- Malty with a floral note (meadow flowers). Toasted oatmeal. A touch of salty butter. On time displays richer aromas. Toffee, liquorice. Apple flan.
- Palate
- Sweet and smooth. Pear poached in syrup. Estery. Oak envelops fruit in a firm, dry and grippy veil, releasing spices.
- Finish
- Long, dry and spicy.
- Comment
- Surprisingly, water tones the oaky flavours down, bringing out more malty sweetness. Quite a self-indulgent dram.
Dave Broom
82- Nose
- Rich and slightly sweet though with a balanced oakiness. Walk in the woods: apple and violet, an old log cabin in the summer heat.
- Palate
- Though lighter than the nose suggests this has class. Leafy, almost mossy. Pine woods, violet again and a dusty rooty quality but sufficient sweetness to add depth and complexity.
- Finish
- Good length. Pomegranate.
- Comment
- This is a real jump in quality and shows great finesse.
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