Yamazaki 25-year-old 2025 Edition

CategoryJAPANESE
DistilleryYamazaki
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Age25년
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ABV48.0%
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CountryJapan
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Flavor Profile

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

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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