One of the first Japanese single malts to break into the UK market, Suntory’s Yamazaki 12 Year Old continues to impress with its well-balanced fruity sweetness, something that appeals to novice and experienced whisky drinkers alike.
FLAVOUR PROFILE
CHARACTER
CINNAMON
ORANGE
PINEAPPLE
HONEY
FACTS
AGE
12 Year Old
COUNTRY
Japan
COLOURING
Yes
TASTING NOTES
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Tasting Notes by The Whisky Exchange
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NOSE
Maple syrup, white grapes and honeysuckle lead a soft and spicy character.
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PALATE
Spice starts, fading beneath caramel, sweet orange and cinnamon toast.
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FINISH
Grape skin and pineapple.
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Tasting Notes for CLASS Magazine
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APPEARANCE
Clear dark golden with burnished gold highlights.
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AROMA
Cinnamon, red apple, muscovado sugar and jasmine blossom.
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TASTE
Medium bodied and honeyed in style, this easy vanilla malt bursts with apple fruit and jasmine freshness but is made complex thanks to notes of candied orange peel, cinnamon and clove spice and balancing dusty cigarette ash and cedarwood dryness.
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AFTERTASTE
Woody oxidised pineapple notes linger on the pleasant finish.
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RATING
4.5/5.
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