SOUTHERN / AMERICAN / PACIFIC WINE & SPIRITS® Suntory Whisky Yamazaki 12 Year Old Single Malt Whisky (750 ml) – [WA 93] [USC 92] – 6043441823903

Notes from the Maker:

The Yamazaki Whisky is Suntory’s flagship single malt whisky, from Japan’s first and oldest malt distillery.

Maturation: carefully blended components aged in American, Spanish, and Japanese Mizunara oak.

Tasting Notes:
Color: pure gold
Nose: peach, pineapple, grapefruit, clove, candied orange, vanilla, Mizunara (Japanese oak)
Palate: coconut, cranberry, butter
Finish: sweet ginger, cinnamon, long finish

Awards:

Best Japanese Whisky – Men’s Journal

“Yamazaki 12-Year is a celebrated offering from Japan’s oldest malt whisky distillery, the Yamazaki Distillery. Its meticulous aging process involves various cask types, including American, Spanish, and mizunara oak. Described by Men’s Journal contributor Austa Somvichian-Clausen as having an amber hue, it boasts a smooth, honeyed sweetness with prominent notes of red berries, dried apricots, and a hint of mizunara oak spice.”

Double Gold – Intl Spirits Challenge 2024 (Gold – 2023, 2022, 2021)

Gold – SF World Spirits Competition 2023

92 Points, Excellent/Highly Recommended – Ultimate Spirits Challenge 2023

“The fragrances from the cask aging offer beguiling aromas of scalded caramel, butterscotch, cocoa nibs, and vanilla pastry cream. Silky on the palate, there are high-toned notes of freshly-expressed orange peel and baked apple with peaty smoke undulating through the long finish.”

93 Points – Whisky Advocate

“The first thing you notice is the elegant fragrance of lychee, spring blossoms, lily, rosewater, and raspberry meringue. Deeper in, grassy notes with star fruit, kumquat, and kaffir lime leaves. The flavors offer perfection in their simplicity: silky honey, soft spices, crystalized pineapple, barley sugar, lemon, and orange. On the finish, the spices chatter on and on as the sweet citrus and honey fade in and out. One to cherish.”