"Yamazaki 18 Year Old is an award winning Japanese single malt. This legendary Yamazaki release has been a frequent winner at global awards competitions, including Gold at the 2007 International Spirits Challenge and a Double Gold at the 2005 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. The increased recognition and global awareness for this famous release has resulted in diminished supplies while the distillery attempts to ramp up production to meet demand.

The Yamazaki age 18 lies in the middle of Yamazaki’s line of products, between the Yamazaki 12 YO and the 25 YO bottles. It’s a staple product among whisky elites and one of the highest quality bottles coming out of Japan. The release is a delicate yet profound experience of what Japanese distillers can achieve.

Tasting Notes

This whisky has a rich flavour tasting of mature autumn fruit. Deep amber color. The nose contains notes of vanilla, raisin, apricot, cafe au lait and Mizunara (Japanese Oak). The palate is blackberry, strawberry jam, and dark chocolate. Finish is long, spicy and smooth.

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--------THE PRODUCER--------

Yamazaki Distillery (Suntory)

1899

Shinjiro Torii founds Torii Shoten and begins to produce and sell wine.

A Pioneer Spirit that Paved the Way for Western Liquors in Japan

Shinjiro sets out to create western-style liquors to suit Japanese palates.

Shinjiro Torii (1879-1962)

1907

Launch of Akadama Port Wine, renamed to Akadama Sweet Wine in 1973

A pioneering new product. Akadama Port Wine becomes the cornerstone of Suntory

1923

The challenge of creating an original Japanese whisky

Kotobukiya* sets out to create an authentic whisky born from the Japanese climate and suited to Japanese palates.

*Kotobukiya Limited founded in 1921.

Construction of the Yamazaki Distillery in 1923.

Japan's first malt whisky distillery

1929: Launch of Japan's first authentic whisky, Suntory Whisky Shirofuda (white label).

1937

Launch of Suntory Whisky Kakubin (square bottle). The birth of the beloved Japanese whisky.

This whisky embodies the distinctive flavour suited to Japanese tastes of
which Shinjiro had dreamed.

1963

Launch of Suntory Beer

Keizo Saji moves into the brewing business with the ambitious goal to make the company that sets the bar for continual growth.

Kotobukiya Limited then becomes Suntory Limited.

1973

Hakushu Distillery established. It is located in the foothills of Mt. Kaikomagatake in Japan's Southern Alps, where cool, clear waters flow
through a pristine forest environment.

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