Category Archives: Yamazaki
A Tour of Yamazaki and an Extended Stay in the Tasting Bar
The pilgrimage to Suntory’s Yamazaki distillery came to completion on February 23, 2011. Already keyed up from the recent Suntory week, I can’t deny I experienced a bit of giddiness as I saw the distillery buildings set into the hillside … Continue reading
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Suntory Week Sign-Off
Unfortunately, Suntory week is at an end. While it would have been grand to run it for another week, sadly our Suntory reserves are perilously low. Frankly, our reserves were never formidable to start with. That is one of the problems with … Continue reading
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Suntory Yamazaki Sherry Cask
Besides being an utterly crappy Steve Perry song, sherry, at least casks that used to store sherry, are sometimes used to age whisky. And Suntory has taken dead aim at this flavor profile by releasing a sherry cask Yamazaki. What … Continue reading
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Suntory Yamazaki 18
Suntory’s Yamazaki line is actually a vatting of 3 different component whiskies that are aged in different casks: New American Oak, Mizunara (Japanese Oak), and Spanish Oak. There is more than just an age difference between the Yamazaki 12 and … Continue reading
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Suntory Yamazaki 12
The Yamazaki 12 is as standard as you are going to get in the US for Japanese whisky. This is Suntory’s flag ship single malt here. I have sipped on this expression multiple times but never actually sat with it … Continue reading
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