Yamazaki 1995 Owner's Cask Sherry Cask

Suntory Yamazaki 18 Year Old

Suntory is a powerhouse and even when some of their offerings fall short they still manage to stay reasonably north of average. This 18 year expression falls into that range. The sherried nose is quite nice even though I started to detect a hint of fatigue. Nevertheless the dark chocolate, mocha coffee and strong almond figs make for a decent...

Score 87/100

Suntory Yamazaki White oak cask strength

Given free at the end of the distillery tour to show you one of the single malts present in the Yamazaki Single malt. Nose Butter, white toast, fresh bitter green apple Palate Buttered toast, bitter fresh apple and vanilla Finish A long ebbing flow of Wood spice and fresh vanilla Great whisky, I actually think this is much better than the whisky...

Score 84/100

Suntory Yamazaki 12 Year Old

Colour is significantly darker than the previous tastes ... sherry influence. Nose is vanilla, butterscotch and some flower blossom aromas. Relatively simple (two note I guess). First taste follows the same profile, some sweet and some charcoal.

Score 77/100

Yamazaki Sherry Cask bottled 2013

Nose: Now this is a sherry bomb that really lets itself go. Lots of bitter coffee overlaying prunes, drizzled with little nibs of fig. More espresso. Chocolate liqueur with a maraschino cherry. Decadent and heavily sherried, showing a surprising amount of the heavy and dark elements at what I think is fairly young. Palate: Initially sweet sherry,...

Score 90/100