Honey
Warm spice
Oak

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Yamazaki 12YO SM

Name: Yamazaki 12YO SM 700ml
SKU: 108794
Price: 499.99 NZD
Availability: OutOfStock

Whisky · Japan · 700ml · 40%

$499.99each

What it tastes like

Dried fruit · oak · vanilla

The Yamazaki 12 Years 700ml is a premium Japanese single malt whisky aged in oak casks for exceptional refinement. This elegant whisky delivers honey, dried fruit and delicate spice with a smooth finish. Ideal for collectors or whisky connoisseurs, it represents world class Japanese craftsmanship.

Honey
Warm spice
Oak

Additional information

Whisky
Style: Japan
Origin: 700ml
Size: 40% ABV
Alcohol: 2.2 per bottle
Standard drinks

The story of Yamazaki 12YO SM

Yamazaki opened in 1923 in Shimamoto, in Osaka Prefecture, and it was Japan's first commercial whisky distillery. Shinjiro Torii, the founder of Suntory, built it with the aim of making the country's first malt whisky. He hired Masataka Taketsuru as factory director in 1924. Taketsuru later left to start what became Nikka. The first whisky was completed in 1929 and sold as Shirofuda, the white label.

The 12 Year Old is Suntory's flagship single malt, bottled at 43 per cent. It blends malts matured in American, Spanish and Japanese mizunara oak. In the glass it is pure gold. The nose has peach, pineapple, grapefruit, clove, candied orange and vanilla, with mizunara oak running through it. The palate brings coconut, cranberry and butter, and the finish is long, with sweet ginger and cinnamon.

It is a whisky for slow sipping. Pour it over one large cube of ice and give it a few minutes to open, or add soda for a tall, quiet highball. The fruit and spice in the glass match well with grilled chicken skewers or a few pieces of salmon sashimi.