Rare bottle Suntory — Yamazaki Distillery
Yamazaki 12 Year Old
The founding dram of Japanese single malt.
- ABV
- 43.0%
- Age
- 12 yr
- Price
- $300 $$$$
- Rating
- 4.4 / 5
- RegionHonshu, Japan
- CaskMizunara & sherry
- FamilyJapanese Whisky
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THE STORY
Japan’s oldest malt whisky distillery, founded 1923 near Kyoto, makes a delicate, fruity, incense-edged whisky.
Nose
Peach, strawberry, coconut, incense.
Palate
Cranberry, vanilla, sandalwood, gentle spice.
Finish
Long, with Japanese oak spice and sweet fruit.
Aging process
Twelve years in a mix of casks including mizunara (Japanese oak), sherry and American oak.
Terroir & region
Yamazaki, where three rivers meet; misty humid air and mixed barley.
Rare bottle spotlight
After a surge in global demand, Yamazaki’s age-stated bottlings became some of the most allocated whiskies on earth, selling out in minutes.
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Member tasting notes · 1
WHAT MEMBERS FOUND
Kenji MoriTokyo · SEP 2026
4.4/5Quiet complexity
Incense and strawberry. A whisky that rewards patience.