Yamazaki 18-year-old Single Malt Japanese Whisky
| Category | JAPANESE |
| Distillery | Yamazaki |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | Single Malt Japanese Whisky |
| Vintage | - |
| Bottled Year | 2018 |
| Age | 18년 |
| Cask Type | Sherry, Bourbon, Mizunara Casks |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 48.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml 700 ml 750 ml |
| Label | New Box Design |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Yamazaki |
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Tasting Notes
잘 익은 호박빛이 잔에 또렷이 깃들어 있다. 셰리, 버번, 미즈나라 캐스크의 결합으로 만들어진 Yamazaki 18년답게 일본 위스키 특유의 정교한 결과 미즈나라의 향나무 향이 또렷이 드러난다. 코끝에는 잘 익은 배, 옅은 향나무, 꿀의 향이 우아하게 어우러진다. 48도의 도수가 입을 매끄럽게 덮고 캐러멜, 잘 익은 자두, 가벼운 시나몬이 발전한다. 여운에서는 미즈나라 특유의 향나무 결이 길게 이어진다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
office coffee
air Nose
more chocolate and prunes, armagnac, polished hardwood, mocha, then Bovril and sweeter raisiny notes, old PX, old rancio, brown sauce, indeed hoisin sauce… Nah let's be honest, it is a marvellous, pretty complex brandy-de-Jerez-like nose. Old furniture polish, walnut liqueur, nocino…
restaurant Palate
it's a rather thick sherried whisky on the palate, with quite some black tannins at first (strong black tea), chocolate, walnuts, with some marmalade, then more chocolate, even more chocolate, more chocolate yet, and old plum eau-de-vie, slivovitz, dark toffee… I had feared it would feel a little 'lab' as they may have aimed at recreating the '2013', but no, it's pretty perfect. Wonderful notes of blueberry tarte too (blue teeth, anyone?) and even blueberry muffins. Some people like cupcakes better; I for one care less for them! Sorry about that lousy Zappa quote, now who remembers The Muffin Man? "Girl you thought he was a man But he was a muffin He hung around till you found That he didn't know nuthin' Girl you thought he was a man But he only was a-puffin' No cries is heard in the night As a result of him stuffin'"
timer Finish
long, very similar. Prunes, brandy, chocolate, black raisins, rancio… And blueberry muffins! Mint and liquorice in the aftertaste