Yamazaki 25 Years Old

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 56 by Martine Nouet and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Martine Nouet Nose Assertive sherry. Rich chocolate. Walnut peel. Dates. Raisins. Prunes. Overcooked plum jam. Burnt applewood. Bittersweet apples. Palate Sweet at start then astringent wood raids tastebuds, sweeping out the dried fruit sweetness. Finish Dry, grippy, bitter. A touch of sweetness coming back. Comment A PX sherry first fill? Fine is you like oak infusion. Clings on your palate for ages. Too oaky to be OK.

Dave Broom Nose Very deep in colour and aroma. Big, resinous and perfumed: fig jam, autumn bonfire, late-blooming roses, PX, musky. Leather. Palate Dull and over-wooded. High tannins and over-stewed tea. A tale of two halves. Inhale only. Finish Bitter bitter bitter. Mouth drying. Comment Old and over the hill.