Flavour profile is AI-assisted and still being refined.
Tasting
How it drinks
Sight
Light gold with warm amber edge; clean and bright with fine legs
Nose
A lighter, more approachable precursor to the 12yo — discontinued due to stock shortages. Fresh peach, pear, and light cherry. Honey, vanilla, and a gentle floral note. Less Mizunara influence than the 12yo, with a simpler, more malt-forward character. Clean and fresh — the gateway Yamazaki that introduced many to Japanese whisky before its discontinuation
Palate
Light and elegant. White peach, pear, and light cherry provide gentle fruit. Honey, vanilla, and light butterscotch from American oak. A hint of sherry sweetness adds dried fruit warmth. Less complex than the 12yo and with minimal Mizunara influence, but charming and well-crafted. Medium-light body with a smooth, approachable texture
Finish
Short-medium finish with peach, honey, and vanilla fading to gentle oak. Clean and simple — a whisky mourned by many Japanese whisky enthusiasts for its quality-to-price ratio before the Japanese whisky boom made Yamazaki expressions scarce and expensive
Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.
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