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Yamazaki 25 Years Old

Brand Yamazaki
Expression 25 Years Old
Type Japanese Whisky / Single Malt
Age 25 Year Old
Abv 43.00%
Produced at Yamazaki Distillery
Region Japan
Launched 1923
Availability Japan
Guide Price £71 plus (US$114 plus) NB! This is our upper price guide, but the whisky may sell for considerably more than this.
Website http://www.suntory.com/yamazaki

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.

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