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Yamazaki Distillery

119.1 – Prunes and mentholated teak oil, 1980, 22 Years Old, White Oak Cask

ABV: 50.9%

Age: 22 Years Old

Year Bottled: 2003

Style: Single Malt

Country: Japan

Region: N/A

Bottling: The Scotch Malt Whisky Society

Overall
Score

8.2

Tasting Notes

Nose

Medium to full-bodied. Perfumed. Floral, rose-like, mint, toffee apple, polished oak, walnut, raffia, nutty malt.

Palate

Ripe sweet and chewy. Toffee, cream with light touches of leather. Dried fruits. Has maturity.

Finish

Tingling oak.

Comment

A little bigger, but slightly duller than 119. 2.

Taster Score

7.8

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119.1 – Prunes and mentholated teak oil, 1980, 22 Years Old, White Oak Cask

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