Suntory Yamazaki 1993 Peated Malt Cask #70047

Suntory Yamazaki Bourbon Barrel bottled 2013

Yamazaki distillery was established in 1923 by the Kotobukiya Company, owned by Shinjiro Torii. It is located in Yamazaki, a small town situated between Kyoto and Osaka. Production started in 1924 with Masataka Taketsuru, the future founder of Yoichi distillery, as distillery manager. Kotobukiya changed its name to Suntory in 1929, and their first...

Score 82/100

Suntory Yamazaki 18 Year Old

I found the nose similar to the 12yr old expression. Not sure if it's because it's the same family or that I just had the 12 year old. The nose was sweet like maple syrup and chocolate with touches of flora.The palate delivers full-on oak steeped in honey. Followed by dried plumbs and raisins. There are mild dry spices at the end. The finish is a...

Score 88/100

Suntory Yamazaki 12 Year Old

While thinking of a way to sum-up my feelings about the Yamazaki 12yo, I was reminded of the legendary pianist, Glenn Gould, who wrote that, when playing Mozart piano sonatas, he derived the most enjoyment, not from the music, but rather from the physical sensation of his fingers playing the sequence of notes. Likewise, for me, the enjoyment of...

Score 80/100

Suntory Yamazaki 18 Year Old

When I opened the cap and sniffed, it had the sweet scent of corn whiskey. I looked the label over to see if it was a Bourbon emulation. There was little or no peatiness, which added to the corny flavour, maybe from the casks? It was a fine, heavy-bodied, dark whisky that seemed stronger than 86 proof.

Score 92/100