Suntory Yamazaki 12 Year Old Reviews
Tasting Notes
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Tasting Notes for CLASS Magazine
Appearance - Clear dark golden with burnished gold highlights.
Aroma - Cinnamon, red apple, muscovado sugar and jasmine blossom.
Taste - Medium bodied and honeyed in style, this easy vanilla malt bursts with apple fruit and jasmine freshness but is made complex thanks to notes of candied orange peel, cinnamon and clove spice and balancing dusty cigarette ash and cedarwood dryness.
Aftertaste - Woody oxidised pineapple notes linger on the pleasant finish.
Rating - 4.5/5
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Producer's Tasting Notes
Yamazaki is the first Japanese distillery established 1923. The distillery is situated in the vale of Yamazaki, an area of dense bamboo grooves at the foot of Mt. Tennozan outside Kyoto, Japan’s ancient capital and stronghold of traditional Japanese culture.
The spiced wood arrives first then dried cranberries with a lasting muddle of orange marmalade and honey sweetness.
39 Customer Reviews
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Superb! This is rare whisky now. One of the best 12 years!
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One of my all time favourites. Fruity and spicy with a lingering oaky aftertaste. Shame it's getting scarce now.
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Picked up onee of these in Narita on my way out and was surprised at how good it was. I would rate this as a very solid competition to a good Speyside brand like a Balvenie, Edradour or Glenmorangie.
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Like a Highland but fruitier and smoother than a 12 yr Highland. Outstanding! I think I''ve found my new 12 yr favorite!
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The best bar none, stop looking at the price tag and start tasting.
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Great whisky. An excellent introduction to the quality on offer from Japan.
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it is a wonderful after dinner drink. well matured for it's age.
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I like the fruity taste..amazing drink..was suprised to know that this was Japanese awesomeness
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A lovely smooth whisky,I had to be persuaded by a guy in a French shop of all places but must confess he was correct,its a nice drink and very good for the price.Fruity first sniff, then sweet and full, drying at the end with a honey taste.
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Lovely whisky!
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Tons of character, the oak really comes through on the nose. Full bodied and very well crafted. I'm not getting too much on the fruity side..maybe dried fruit perhaps. Clove,vanilla and burnt caramel in the background as well. Maybe a slightly sour note but fades quickly. The Yamazaki has won a few awards and I can see why!I'll have to hunt down the 10 year old next as I've heard good things about it. Loving Japanese whiskeys these days!
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It's as if the 10 year old Yamizaki has dived into a citrus lake. Refreshing, crisp and posessing great clarity. Expensive enough but still a bargain.
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Tried the 12 year recently and was amazed at how smooth it was. Really good nose and very drinkable, my current favourite.
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This is really smooth stuff. A must have.
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Simply stunning.One of the finest on the nose. Citric fruits and pineapple in abundance.I found it light/medium bodied. Smooth with hints of banana and honey then sweet spice. Finishes dry. Very moreish. Cant put it down!
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Just fabulous and really a revelation!!!!! I mean the texture and smell are simply amazing, I'm very impressed by this little gem. I love Islay and Speyside whiskeys and now Japanese Suntory whiskeys!!
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Absolutely superb stuff - Macallan 18 and this are now my firm favourites
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Drinking it now. Incredibly good drink. It is incredible on the rocks. The 10 is quite good also, but the 12 is smoother. Wow! Just took another taste. I love it.
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this is a fantastic whisky. It really is.
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At Frankfurt Intntl Airport, I got to try the 10y, 12y as well as the 18y Yamazaki whiskies. Being a very nice promotional initiative, unfortunately the malt was not at all that impressive. The 12y was my choice, where the 18y only slightly overcame in taste but quite heavily in price. The 10y I would not consider buying at all, totally w/o character. Even the 12y and 18y lacked the complexity I look for when buying single malt whisky
