Suntory Yamazaki 12 Year Old
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Review by @blrbwmn
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- Brand: Suntory Yamazaki
- Type: Japanese
- ABV: 43%
This is a fine example of a beautiful whisky, not from Scotland.
What I get from the nose is a warm summers day. Running through a field, hands touching the wheat. Imagine that recurring scene from Gladiator - see: www.youtube.com/watch
On the body: This tastes of Asia. I get the smokey streets of China and the sometimes odd smells associated with them. I get a spicey woody smokey street vendors stand, cooking some odd sweet foodstuff. see: www.youtube.com/watch
There is a long and lingering finish. It is nice but is slightly sulfuric and a bit unpleasant at the same time. A bit like this - pleasant but not so off putting at the same time: s69344.gridserver.com/VTV19_56
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Good review Blair. I enjoyed the video links to help paint the picture too.
I bought a Yamazaki bottling from SMWS recently and its a really spicy interesting dram.