Suntory Yamazaki Distiller's Reserve
| Details about this bottle | Edit |
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| 9754 | |
| Yamazaki | |
| Japan | |
| Single Malt Whisky | |
| 2014 | |
| 43% | |
| 0.7 l | |
| Original bottling | |
| other | |
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| Average tasting notes Tasting notes |
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Nosing
Fruit:
Cherry:
Sweet:
Vanilla:
Spices:
Oak:
Tropical Fruit:
Honey:
Herbs:
Mint:
Malt:
Coconut:
Berries:
Nuts:
Alcohol:
Peat Smoke:
Peach:
Banana:
Pear:
Oil:
Caramel:
Tasting
Fruit:
Sweet:
Spices:
Oak:
Malt:
Nuts:
Cherry:
Peach:
Honey:
Oil:
Zitrus:
Green Apple:
Herb:
Herbs:
Tropical Fruit:
Berries:
Kiwi:
Alcohol:
Lemon:
Grapefruit:
Vanilla:
Peat Smoke:
Pear:
Dark Chocolate:
Pepper:
Floral:
Coconut:
Caramel:
Finish
Oak:
Spices:
Sweet:
Almonds:
Fruit:
Nuts:
Vanilla:
Herb:
Coconut:
Herbs:
Cinnamon:
Honey:
Heather:
Grape:
Salt:
Peat Smoke:
Coffee:
Malt:
Chocolate:
Berries:
Maritime Notes:
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Quality rating of this bottle
3.9
Rate
30
14
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Japanese whiskies are nowadays either fake or ridiculously expensive, and even NAS expressions like the Yamazaki Distiller's Reserve are hard to find. Fruity, rich and not overtly young, the nose offers papaya, exotic spices and lemon cream, enriched by sandalwood, peach and a floral scent. The arrival has a bit of a nip, but the taste quickly improves with notes of strawberries, grapefruit and menthol. Peppery spices, tannins and evolving dryness from the Bordeaux casks drive the intense finish. It's a very decent dram, although light years behind the 12-year-old.
RATING: 3.7/5.0 ≙ 85 pts
RATING: 3.7/5.0 ≙ 85 pts
24. Aug 2018
