Yamazaki 1984

CategoryJAPANESE
DistilleryYamazaki
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Age25년
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ABV48.0%
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CountryJapan
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Flavor Profile

Dried Fruit
Vanilla
Fruity
Oaky
Sweet
Spicy
Honey
Creamy
Chocolate
Nutty
Citrus
Floral
Herbal
Smoky
Maritime
Peaty

Tasting Notes

Colour

pale amber

air Nose

close to the first 1986 in style but a little more cooked or rather stewed, as if there was a little sherry action in this one. It’s a little closer to an old Sauternes in fact, with faint muscatty touches as well as a little more mint. Superb nose for sure, extremely appealing. Yes, sexy. With water: even more complexity, with some pipe tobacco this time, mushrooms, honey, maybe a little saltpetre… Perfect!

restaurant Palate

luscious, as they say. Rich, candied, citrusy, nervous, spicy, herbal… It’s a very ‘wide’ profile. The spicy oakiness is also a tad more obvious than in the 1986s, with more cinnamon, but all good. With water: changes quite a lot, becoming unexpectedly medicinal. Quite some cough syrup in this one, mint and liquorice…

timer Finish

long, reminding me of some honeydew. Pine sap and white pepper the aftertaste

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