Yamazaki Limited Edition 2022

Tasting

How it drinks

Sight

Warm amber with golden highlights; medium-full body with moderate legs

Nose

Similar architecture to the 2021 but with subtle differences in cask proportions. More pronounced sherry influence — dark fruit, raisin, and dark chocolate are more forward. The Mizunara sandalwood and incense remain present but as a supporting note. Orange blossom, cinnamon, and coffee. Complex and well-integrated

Palate

Rich and balanced. The sherry-forward character brings dark fruit (raisin, cherry, plum), dark chocolate, and espresso. Mizunara contributes its characteristic sandalwood and incense, while American oak adds vanilla and butterscotch. More structured than the 2021, with firmer tannins and a fuller body. Ginger, cinnamon, and a hint of dried rose. The blending is impeccable — distinctly Yamazaki despite the sherry prominence

Finish

Medium-long finish. Dark chocolate and dried fruit from sherry fade through sandalwood and incense from Mizunara. Espresso and gentle spice linger. Slightly more tannic than the 2021, with a drier oak close. A worthy successor that shows the year-to-year evolution of Yamazaki's limited editions

Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.