Suntory 18 Years Yamazaki
This Single Malt Whisky matured in three different oak casks: American, Spanish and Japanese. This makes the Whisky from the Suntory owned distillery exceptional. The Valley of Yamazaki on the mountainside of Tennozan is located on the island Honshu and is the birthplace of Japanese Whisky, since 1923.
This Single Malt Whisky matured in three different oak casks: American, Spanish and Japanese. This makes the Whisky from the Suntory owned distillery exceptional. The Valley of Yamazaki on the mountainside of Tennozan is located on the island Honshu and is the birthplace of Japanese Whisky, since 1923.
| Details about this bottle | Edit |
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| 1699 | |
| Yamazaki | |
| Japan | |
| Single Malt Whisky | |
| 18 Years | |
| 43% | |
| 0.7 l | |
| Original bottling | |
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| Average tasting notes Tasting notes |
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Nosing
Fruit:
Sherry:
Dried Fruit:
Sweet:
Grape:
Caramel:
Oak:
Cherry:
Vanilla:
Berries:
Chocolate:
Honey:
Peach:
Raisin:
Alcohol:
Pear:
Fig:
Spices:
Leather:
Malt:
Nuts:
Peat Smoke:
Pepper:
Zitrus:
Herb:
Tasting
Oak:
Spices:
Fruit:
Sherry:
Sweet:
Nuts:
Herb:
Oil:
Peach:
Dark Chocolate:
Malt:
Orange:
Peat Smoke:
Pepper:
Vanilla:
Zitrus:
Chili:
Chocolate:
Leather:
Plum:
Salt:
Herbs:
Maritime Notes:
Alcohol:
Cherry:
Coffee:
Date:
Dried Fruit:
Fig:
Floral:
Honey:
Finish
Fruit:
Oak:
Sweet:
Chocolate:
Spices:
Peat Smoke:
Sherry:
Alcohol:
Cherry:
Dark Chocolate:
Nuts:
Raisin:
Herb:
Cinnamon:
Coffee:
Dried Fruit:
Fig:
Nutmeg:
Oil:
Peach:
Pepper:
Plum:
Pear:
Caramel:
Berries:
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Quality rating of this bottle
4.8
Rate
62
26
Quality comparison of bottles
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All tasting notes
01. Nov 2014
23. Jun 2014
05. May 2016
Nosing:
sherry; specifically those cherry brandy chocolates...only more expensive!
Transitions to a weird (but not unpleasant) oakiness...might be the mizunara, might be the power of sugestion
Taste:
a little hot (though some will say "intense"), mouthcoating and heavy/oily, sherry, spices...very complex and well-stuctured. takes well to breathing quite a bit
Finish:
long, very dry with dark chocolate and a faint trace of coffee beans...?
Comment:
Don't get me wrong. This is a very enjoyable whiskey and makes a delightful nightcap....but, personally, I don't think it's worth the money ("gasps fill the room"!). I fully acknowledge that my palate might not be refined enough to fully appreciate the nuances, but I'm a little embarrassed to say the Yama 18 is over-hyped. I'm apparently an exception to the rule, though, so please take that into consideration
sherry; specifically those cherry brandy chocolates...only more expensive!
Transitions to a weird (but not unpleasant) oakiness...might be the mizunara, might be the power of sugestion
Taste:
a little hot (though some will say "intense"), mouthcoating and heavy/oily, sherry, spices...very complex and well-stuctured. takes well to breathing quite a bit
Finish:
long, very dry with dark chocolate and a faint trace of coffee beans...?
Comment:
Don't get me wrong. This is a very enjoyable whiskey and makes a delightful nightcap....but, personally, I don't think it's worth the money ("gasps fill the room"!). I fully acknowledge that my palate might not be refined enough to fully appreciate the nuances, but I'm a little embarrassed to say the Yama 18 is over-hyped. I'm apparently an exception to the rule, though, so please take that into consideration
12. Apr 2015
24. May 2014
19. Dec 2012
13. Dec 2014
01. Jun 2012
07. Jul 2012
11. Oct 2013
