Suntory Yamazaki 18 Year Old Single Malt Whisky, 43%

[하쿠슈 12년] [43%] [700ml] [위스키 바] [일본] [오사카] 향 : 피트 느낌 있음 (사실 피트 없음) 쉐리향, 부드러운 향 향은 히비키 블초가 하쿠슈 보다 더 좋다 상쾌한 향 좋다 숲속 향, 솔잎 향 맛 : 쉐리맛 부드러운 맛 스파이시가 피니쉬에 있음 바디감은 크지 않음 진짜 부드럽다 버번케 스타일 고급스럽다 * 목넘김 완전 부드러움 스파이시 있음 피니쉬에서 고급스러운 스파이시 올라옴 스파이시가 길게 올라옴 피니쉬가 박하 같은 맛이있다 완성도 좋다 어설프면 알콜 맛인데 숲속 맛으로 바뀌어 느껴진다 고급스럽다 점수 : 97점 재구매의사 …

Kinda Muji style Japanese take on irish

Japanese whisky really does need the age. Beautiful stuff. Caramel, brown sugar, caramel, toffee, and just enough heat to keep it interesting. Nothing over the top compared to bourbon, yet still complex and very interesting.

It's been at least a decade since I've had this; truly one of the best "mass-market" whiskeys that I've ever had. Butterscotch, brown sugar, and caramel, with just the right amount of sweetness to round out all the rough edges. The alcohol never juts out; truly a masterpiece that doesn't take jumping through fiery hoops to obtain.

86 Proof Mashbill: 100% malted barley distilled in copper pot. Oak treatment: 80% sherry cask, Japanese Mizunara and 2nd fill American oak. Amber with high aromatics pushing toffee, dried, candied stonefruit, graham cracker, vanilla bean and a touch of spicy ginger on the finish. Beautifully balanced and not overly oaked. Light on its feet yet hortative. Overall: this whiskey is another fantastic example of Japanese elegance, balance and high complexity. Outstanding!

Writhing this note to remind myself NOT to chug whiskey again. Second time chugging Japanese whiskey and throwing up is not fun. The liquid itself is less powerful than I remembered.

Really nice, quite peaty, smooth, not super exciting but decent. Wolf and Crane, Little Tokyo

Sampling some whisky drums with friends in Asia. Nose of citrus fruits with orange peel as well, white flowers and smoky elements. Mild palate, some peach as well together with wood and smoke. This one was easy to like, very much a middle of the road, polished whisky like most of the Japanese ones.

Floral - no more fruit Sweet - on the fruit end Rich - on the oak Nutty - no Spicy - less Earthy - less Smoky - just the lightest hint of peat Woody - old well integrated oak Fruit - all stewed apples/apple pie Color - straw Palate - silky smooth, just all cherry and red fruits from the Sherry cask Value - decent at old secondary ($300-$400), would pay today’s prices of double that Overall - an amazing …

This is a good whisky, though a little light. Perhaps I could be more forgiving and call it 'delicate'. There is an underlying complexity, but glassware makes a difference in pulling out the most from the whisky, and some glasses leave it tasting flat and bland. The peat is fairly mild too, but present from the nose through the midpalate, less so in the finish.

Nose of melted Kraft Caramel candy, cigar box, and allspice, hint of cinnamon, on the palate, medium/big body, elegant, this is for sipping and savoring, no need to cut with water as its already open, mellow, smooth, rich, subtle, complex flavors, worth the search. 2 photos uploaded. Thank you Alex for the 2 pours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow, this is really nice. Smooth, well balanced. Wonderful finish.

Yamazaki 18 years old and 12 years old whisky - on the rocks. Had them side by side on the rocks, can really tell that there is major difference between the two wines, Yamazaki 18 years was awesome, brown golden color, cigar smoke, herbs, orange zest, and men’s perfume. 12 was much lighter in color and palate.

Served neat at Engawa @ Hamyard, London. The next level up in terms of a polished expression than the 12 albeit we also like the 12s firm and grippy style. Less smoky/pitty here , more fruity and in a way richer, rounder and very elegant. Very good.

Excellent--great flavor, very smooth, elegant. Lovely Whisky. At Surly Goat.

I’ve found it more tolerable this go around but it’s still too smoky/peaty for me. Well made, just not my style.

Japanese whisky perfection. Sherry brings great red fruit notes. So well balanced. No peat. Could be done differently but likely not better. On par with Ichiros Card & younger Karuizawa

I'm in love. So well balanced. Sherry notes come thru. Less peaty and grassy than the 12. More old wood. Aromatically intense. Just goes on forever. So smooth. Heaven.

Yowza. more serious, polished, deep and robust than the 12. Sherry cask influence? Some kind of red fruit going on here. Golden color, oiliy, less peaty than the 12. Just a pure show stopper.

Last dram of a well-loved bottle. Medium copper color. Robust, forresty nose of pine, with warm butterscotch and rich buttery aromas, ripe apple, meyer lemon, mint leaf, and a faintly smoky hint, accented by the spicy incense aromas of mizunara oak. The whisky is a little stern as it enters the mouth, blossoming warmly as it enters the midpalate with ample flavors of juniper berries. There are minty accents on the long, resinous finish, which revisits the sylvan notes of …

Suntory Yamazaki Distillery Tour and Tasting (Yamazaki, Mishima, Osaka, Japan) : Pale maize color. Nose like an Islay malt, with iodine and peat aromas. This also has a smoky and beefy aroma like flame grilled burger, along with a hot and yeasty whiff of freshly-baked bread. The palate is more simplistic, with purely smoky flavors. Interesting to taste as a curiosity, but best balanced by the wonderful sylvan flavors of the other malts in The Hakushu 12 Years Old.

Suntory Yamazaki Distillery Tour and Tasting (Yamazaki, Mishima, Osaka, Japan) : Light gold color. Oaky nose, with a slight sweetness. This is very pure and clean on the palate, with bright fruit and spicy flavors. This finishes with a slightly malty aftertaste. I was surprised that this lacked the aromas of jasmine and sandalwood that I typically associate with mizunara casks. A bit more narrow and less complete than the Yamazaki 12 Years Old.

Very well made but too peaty/smoky for my tastes. Not my jam.

Light golden color. Nose of peat and seawater, with a savory aroma of roasted meat. Starts hot on the palate, with a smoky persistence and the aftertaste of iodine lingering long at the back of the mouth. This has an austere seriousness compared with the nutty Yamazaki 12 Years Old, but retains the elegant balance characteristic of good Japanese whisky.

Expressive nose is herbal and green, with bamboo and peat notes. Roasted grain, peat, preserved lemon, and a touch of smoke on the palate. Persistent, fascinating finish. High-toned and youthful.

(Bo's Bday Brunner + JM farewell - for now) Bright coppery amber in glass. Elegant and approachable nose of red apples, toffee apple, butterscotch, cedar shavings - all clean, neat and elegant. Immensely smooth, dense and oily, yet a light transparency on rounded sweet spices. Pure, focused and lengthy finish. Beautiful drop, linear and elegant, almost neat to a fault. Enjoyable and readily approachable!

I found this to be much better tha the 12 year and worth every penny of the extra cost. Color is Copper-gold. Nose has Toffee, sherry notes as well as exotic wood and incense due to the aging in American, Spanish and Japanese oak. Full bodied with coconut, ginger and cherry tones with excellent vanilla integration. Smooth, pleasant, long finish. A very distinct and satisfying whiskey. Definitely one of the top from Japan. I honestly can't understand why some give …

Bottiglia finita. Interessante. Un buon rapporto qualità prezzo. Non molto complesso ma abbastanza morbido.

Premetto che non sono un gran intenditore. Di solito mi piacciono i torbati (caol ila, lagavulin, etc.) Avevo sentito meraviglie sui giapponesi. Non è un torbato ma a me piace molto. Morbido, elegante. Ottimo per le "coccole" serali. Di Più non saprei dire.

nose: heavy sherry influence, but not a bomb. There's a slight salty-smokiness (think lapsang souchong). Anise, menthol, dates, diced dried fruit, and soft mint close it out. palate: initially sweet, followed by oak (a little drying, but playing well off the background of a creme-based dessert with honey). Some sherry, but also malt, and almost a Highlands sense about it. Thick for 43%. Some cardomom as well. finish: the oakiness comes out a bit more, turning the sweetness to leather, …

Balanced, smooth and soft with a long and wonderful aftertaste.

A bit more sweetly inflected than I expected. But still holding with that. Tastes a touch like a wheater. Intense finish, lingering. Overall expected more, but hard to know just off of a taste. Needs a bit of time, showing better and better.

Suntory Masterclass med Dr. Koitchi Inatomi (Stockholm Beer & Whisky Festival, Nacka Strand) : 60% sherry casks, ikke tilsat karamel. Farve: Dyb rav. Aroma: Sherry bund, abrikoser, kirsebær, rom rosin, chokolade, dufter fantastisk. Smag: Vand, abrikos, appelsin, velafbalanceret. Eftersmag: Kort, citrus. Den dufter bedre end den smager. Karakter: 9

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