Yamazaki 25-year-old Single Malt Japanese Whisky
| Category | JAPANESE |
| Distillery | Yamazaki |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | Single Malt Japanese Whisky |
| Vintage | - |
| Bottled Year | 2021 |
| Age | 25년 |
| Cask Type | Am. Oak, Span. Oak, Japanese Mizunara Oak |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 43.0% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Yamazaki |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
노즈에서는 야마자키 25년이 아메리칸 오크와 스패니시 오크, 미즈나라의 결합을 거치며 형성한 잘 익은 자두와 묵은 꿀, 옅은 백단향이 가장 먼저 두드러진다. 팰럿에서는 다크 초콜릿과 마른 무화과, 미즈나라 특유의 백단향과 코코넛이 43도의 도수 위에서 균형 있게 발전한다. 일본 산토리의 시그너처 25년이 보여주는 동양적 우드의 결이 또렷하다. 피니시는 백단향과 옅은 가죽이 길게 이어진다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
deep amber
air Nose
what’s in there, and that wasn’t quite in the ‘2009’, is complexity. In fact it is amazing, since it reminds me of the famed pre-war Macallans, such as the stunning 1938 ‘handwritten label’. Fantastic combination of honeydew, old Yquem, Cohibas, old plum wine, crème de menthe, chartreuse, chocolate liqueur (drops), honeysuckle, perhaps a little elderflower… No, a lot of elderflower. I know that’s an acquired taste, but I for one (and as an Alsatian) am all for it. Perfect nose, with a great deal of complexity. Sends the ‘2009’ back to school
restaurant Palate
of sweet Vishnu! Starts magnificently, with the strongest chestnut honey blended with liquid caramel, and rather develops on some kind of fruitcake seasoned with aromatic herbs. Figs, star anise, a touch of cane sugar, dried bananas, apricots, old sweet Madeira, a little pipe tobacco, more honey, a bit of light fudge, soft liquorice… Really, it is amazingly complex, and it feels like more than 43%
timer Finish
long, rich, silky, doing the peacock’s tail for a long time. How many caudalies? Perhaps more than 100? In case you don’t know, which I doubt, a caudalie is one second. It’s a measure of how long any drink lasts on your palate once you’ve swallowed it