Yamazaki Distiller’s Reserve (No Box / Torn Label)
- Distillery
- Yamazaki
- Region
- Country
- Japan
- Type
- Single Malt
- ABV
- 43%
- Price
- £74.95
- Tasting notes
- Sherried, Cooked Fruit, Honey, Vanilla
- Description
- Released in Spring 2014, this Yamazaki Distiller's Reserve blends spirit matured in Bordeaux wine casks, sherry casks, and Mizunara oak to create layered complexity. Red berry notes from the Bordeaux wood combine with subtle fragrant oak from the Mizunara to define this non-age-statement single malt.
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Yamazaki Distiller’s Reserve (No Box / Torn Label) is a single malt from Yamazaki (Japan), bottled at 43% ABV. Expect richly sweet, fruity and light oak character — sherried, cooked fruit, honey, vanilla. An approachable dram, ideal for newcomers and casual sippers. A premium pour worth the price.
Released in Spring 2014, this Yamazaki Distiller's Reserve blends spirit matured in Bordeaux wine casks, sherry casks, and Mizunara oak to create layered complexity. Red berry notes from the Bordeaux wood combine with subtle fragrant oak from the Mizunara to define this non-age-statement single malt.
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