Yamazaki 12 Year Old
Product Description

One of the first Japanese single malts to break into the UK market, Suntory's Yamazaki 12 Year Old continues to impress with its well-balanced fruity sweetness, something that appeals to novice and experienced whisky drinkers alike.

Yamazaki 12 year Old is a pioneering malt in Japan, for which Suntory deserve great credit. In its early days, it was rounded and delicate...now it is more intense, confident and elegant. 8/10. Michael Jackson, Whisky Magazine, Oct 2002
Character

Character

  • Character - Orange Orange
  • Character - Cinnamon Cinnamon
  • Character - Honey Honey
  • Character - Pineapple Pineapple
Product Facts

Product Facts

Yamazaki 12 Year Old

  • Japanese Single Malt Whisky

70cl / 43%

4.5 (94 Reviews)

FREE UK standard delivery

In stock online

£139

Web Exclusive Price

£115.83 ex VAT

 (£198.57 per litre)

You must be aged 18 or above to buy alcohol in the UK

Delivery

Delivery Delivery

  • Express delivery(Choose a day)

    From £6.95

  • Standard delivery (2-4 Working Days)

    Free

  • Click & Collect (Mon-Fri 10am - 5pm)

    Free

How We Pack

  • Eco-friendly packaging

    Our boxes are made of 100% recyclable cardboard and our protective honeycomb paper wrap keeps your package safe and significantly reduces our need for plastic.

  • Flexible delivery options

    We deliver to countries all over the world! You can also select express delivery, or pick a specific delivery date, at checkout.

  • Packed with care

    Our experienced warehouse team take great care with every order. As specialists in glass packaging they ensure that your items stay safe and secure in transit.

Returns

30-Day returns policy

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Disclaimer

While we endeavour to provide full and accurate information on our website, there may be occasions where producers have updated their recipe or failed to provide full details of their ingredients and processes. This may affect factors including the product style and allergen information, and we would advise that you always check the label and not solely rely on the information presented here. If you are at all uncertain about a product then please contact our customer service team before purchase.

Tasting Notes

Tasting Notes

  • Tasting Notes by The Whisky Exchange

    • Nose

      Maple syrup, white grapes and honeysuckle lead a soft and spicy character.

    • Palate

      Spice starts, fading beneath caramel, sweet orange and cinnamon toast.

    • Finish

      Grape skin and pineapple.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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Customer Reviews

4.5 (94 Reviews)

  • 4

    sommelier raman,

    real burster

  • 4

    Anonymous,

    evething is fine except the packaging was slightly damaged thanks

  • 5

    TC,

    Very good! Light and crisp. Not overly fruity. Dangerously smooth, great as a slow sipper or shot. Neat or on rock, doesn’t matter. Good stuff will buy again!

  • 4

    Anonymous,

    As others have said, if you like Speyside this will be right up your street. I saw it in Sainsbury's a few years for £45 and snapped it up, was probably £55-60 here the previous time I bought it. Can't understand why its so much more now. There are better bottles in this range, I can assure you.

  • 2

    Anonymous,

    I like Yamazaki 12 as I find it quite smooth and relatively easy to drink. Back in the day when you could find a bottle for £60 I would just about stretch to buying one (on a special occasion). But for £135 I just don’t think it’s worth it, you can find whisky which is just as good for far cheaper, and if your budget for a bottle is £135 you can find something truly special! Very pleasant and easy to drink, but not worth the price by a long way.

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