[Famous Japanese Whiskey Factory-Yamazaki Distillery]
[Japanese Suntory Suntory brand]
[The water source comes from Rikyu no Mizu water, one of the purest in Japan]
ZTJ227_BOX Yamazaki 12 Year Old Single Malt Whisky Japan 700ml (禮盒)
Special price: $1650/bottle
Distillery: Yamazaki Distillery
Place of Origin: Shimamoto Town, Mishima-gun, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Alcohol content: 43%
Capacity: 700ml
Color: Clear amber.
Aroma: Aromas of dried fruits, prunes, malt, oak, and honey.
Taste: Light cherry, vanilla cream, delicate sweetness, rounded and mellow, with a prune-like aroma.
Finish: Long, elegant, and warm.
In 1984, Yamazaki released its first single malt whisky, The Yamazaki Aged 12 Years Single Malt Japanese Whisky, which was also Japan's first single malt whisky. The whisky won the gold medal at the 2003 International Spirits Challenge, becoming the first Japanese whisky to win a gold medal in the International Spirits Challenge.
[Famous Japanese Whiskey Factory - Yamazaki Distillery]
Yamazaki Kiukoku is located in Kyoto, the ancient capital of Japan, in the Yamazaki Gorge at the foothills of Mount Tenno. Yamazaki Kiukoku is the originator of Japanese whiskey and the flagship brand of the long-established Japanese company Suntory. It has been sold to many countries around the world. The single malt whiskey produced by Yamazaki is light and elegant, with a delicate style that is a major feature of Japanese whiskey. In addition to the basic whiskey, there are also Yamazaki 10-year-old, Yamazaki 18-year-old, Yamazaki 25-year-old, and whiskeys matured in various barrels or longer.
Yamazaki Whiskey Yamazaki is dedicated to crafting world-class whiskeys that match the delicate tastes of Japan. The distillery is equipped with a variety of brewing equipment and produces whiskeys of different styles. Yamazaki is equipped with two different fermentation vessels, wooden barrels and stainless steel tanks. However, Yamazaki uses a large number of wooden barrels for fermentation to allow the lactic acid bacteria to fully exert their effect and obtain a richer and more delicious mash. In addition, Yamazaki’s still is also the key to the uniqueness of its whiskey. Yamazaki is equipped with a variety of stills of different shapes and sizes. In addition, Yamazaki also has both steam-heated stills and direct-fire heated stills, so the distillery can brew a variety of different styles of whiskey. Another special feature of Yamazaki Brewery is the oak barrels used to age the whiskey. Yamazaki has a variety of oak barrels of different sizes and materials. In addition to the common American bourbon oak barrels and Sherry Cask sherry barrels, Yamazaki also uses the Japanese Mizunara Cask made by himself. Japanese Mizunara oak barrels are made from Mizunara wood that is more than 200 years old in Hokkaido, and can give the wine an elegant and charming oriental flavor such as sandalwood.
Yamazaki also launched The Yamazaki Aged 18 Years Single Malt Japanese Whiskey and The Yamazaki Aged 25 Years Single Malt Japanese Whiskey, etc., which also competed in major international spirits competitions. It has won numerous awards and received wide acclaim. Among them, Yamazaki 18-year-old single malt whiskey won the double gold medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition from 2008 to 2010, and Yamazaki 25-year-old single malt whiskey was named “The World’s Best Single Malt Whiskey” in the 2012 World Whiskeys Award. "World's Best Single Malt Whiskey".
