Yamazaki

Yamazaki distillery (Japanese: 山崎蒸溜所 Hepburn: Yamazaki jōryūsho?) is a Japanese whisky distillery located in Shimamoto, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Opened in 1923, and owned by Suntory, it was Japan’s first commercial whisky distillery. Seven thousand bottles of unblended malt whisky are on display in its “Whisky Library”.

The Whiskyphiles tasting notes

Official bottling
  • Yamazaki 12 Years Old (2014) - Yamazaki 12 Years Old (43%, OB, 2014) Category: Japanese single malt whisky Origin: Yamazaki distillery Bottling: Suntory, OB ABV: 43% Cost: £64.79 What they say Yamazaki is Suntory’s flagship single malt, multi-layered […]
  • Yamazaki 18 Years Old (2014) - Yamazaki 18 Years Old (43%, OB, 2014) Japanese single malt whisky 43% ABV, £169.95 Score: 89/100 What they say: Rich with mature autumn fruit. Color: deep amber Nose: raisin, apricot, café au […]
  • Yamazaki bourbon barrel Yamazaki Bourbon Barrel 2012 (2014) - Yamazaki Bourbon Barrel 2012 (48.2%, OB, 3000 Bottles, 2012) Category: Japanese single malt whisky Origin: Yamazaki distillery Bottling: Suntory, OB ABV: 48.2% Cost: £68.15 What they say Limited to 1000 bottles in […]
  • YamazakiDR Yamazaki Distiller’s Reserve (2014) - The Yamazaki Distillers Reserve (43%, OB, 2014) Category: Japanese single malt whisky Origin: Yamazaki distillery Bottling: Suntory, OB ABV: 43% Cost: £40 What they say Check out the beautiful Yamazaki website The new […]
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