Yamazaki 1989 The Owner's Cask

Category	JAPANESE
Distillery	Yamazaki
Bottler	Distillery Bottling
Bottling Series	The Owner's Cask
Vintage	1989
Bottled Year	2008
Age	21년
Cask Type	Sherry Butt
Cask Number	-
Bottles Released	-
ABV	59.0%
Volume	700 ml
Label	-
Country	Japan
Region	Yamazaki

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Flavor Profile

Dried Fruit

Sweet

Oaky

Chocolate

Fruity

Spicy

Vanilla

Creamy

Nutty

Honey

Floral

Citrus

Herbal

Smoky

Maritime

Peaty

Tasting Notes

Colour

deep gold. This starts well

air Nose

Zen! Starts minimal, in a great way. Whiffs of chestnuts being roasted, warm praline, probably white chocolate… It’s only after two or three minutes that more fruits come through, first plantains, then ripe mangosteen… And then it’s rather delicate herbal teas. Honeysuckle, lime tree, orange blossom, rosehip… Far in the background, some cedar wood and some incense are slowly burning. And then we have some crème au beurre. All this is very subtle, despite the very high strength. I can’t wait… With water: the most extraordinary digestive herbal tea. Genepy, fennel and verbena stand out. Maybe rosemary (did you know sniffing rosemary can increase memory by 75%? Well so say some websites)

restaurant Palate

how extreme-oriental is this?! Now it’s also massive, so let’s be careful. What I seem to get is something very spicy, very umami-esque (not making that up), quite unusual… Some kind of spice decoction, perhaps, and I’m wondering whether this wasn’t Japanese oak (quercus mongolica). Quite a lot of ginger and plenty of bitter oranges. Water seems to be obligatory here. So… With water: what’s absolutely stunning here is the Japanity (I do apologise). This is not Scotch-like at all, it’s got plenty of character and it’s got this very specific spiciness that may make it a notch challenging to beginners (but would beginners come across this?) Mentholated oak spices, tropical fruits, leather… The list would be endless

timer Finish

very long, spicy and sweet at the same time. Gingerbread, oranges, peppermint, cloves, caraway, a little brown sugar, something medicinal (cough syrup) and a little… wasabi. There! And if you insist, I may well find hints of soy sauce

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