Suntory Yamazaki 18 Year Old

Suntory Yamazaki 12 Year Old

I bought my bottle of Suntory Yamazaki 12yr almost a year ago and I break it out on rare occasions. Not because it's the most spectacular dram but because it's so very different that scotch and I'm not always in the mood for it. Don't get me wrong, this is some pretty impressive stuff and it make me want to try more. I don't drink it all the time...

Score 85/100

Suntory Yamazaki 18 Year Old

Recently I purchased a bottle of Yamazaki 18 year old for my father and mother in laws. They're huge fans of the Yamazaki 12 year old, and I felt that considering how difficult it is to put one's hands on a bottle of the 18 year old, I felt that it would make an awesome Fathers/Mothers Day gift for them. They were thrilled when they got the bottle...

Score 86/100

Suntory Yamazaki Wine Cask malt

Given at the end of the distillery tour in Japan. A key contributor to the standard Yamazaki Single malt. Nose Cherry, wood spice, strawberry, cinnamon Palate Cherry, heavy wood spice, dark burnt toffee notes, muscovardo sugar Finish Cinnamon, treacle and wood spice. Much shorter than the finish on the white oak. Though this component doesnt reach...

Score 82/100

Suntory Yamazaki 10 Year Old

If the rising sun on the packaging or the slightly industrial bottle (reminiscent of a school chemistry lab) has you expecting an inferior malt, think again. The complexity of the oriental dram rivals those of the Celtic nations, and the youngest expression of Suntory's Yamazaki single malt promises much for the distillery's full range. It pours...

Score 78/100