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Spirit Name:
Spirit Type:
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Yamazaki 12 Year Old
Single malt
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Score:
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82/100
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ABV:
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Region:
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Japan
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Body:
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Medium
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Intensity:
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Medium-light
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Texture:
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Medium
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Balance:
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Good
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Best served:
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Neat
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Theme(s):
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Sweet, candied fruit, raisins, apple, rum, mocha, vanilla, citrus, cinnamon
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Summary:
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The benefit of blind tasting whisky is that reviews are not influenced by hype and marketing. Yamazaki is certainly a brand of Japanese whisky that receives a lot of attention by the whisky community, but truth be told it left me unimpressed and wondering what all the fuss is about. While it offers a lovely crisp smoothness that fills the palate with candied fruit, soft layers of vanilla with hints of cinnamon and the tang of citrus with apple, it does not (in my opinion) offer the same level of enjoyability as Yoichi or the slightly cheaper Nikka Pure Malt whiskies. In my humble opinion, Yamazaki make great whisky but there are other Japanese distilleries that produce even better whisky for a better price!
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Price:
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£46 (UK), $100 (Aus)
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Malt Mileage Whisky & Spirit Reviews 
You are spot on with this review….. For me it was yeah… it’s ok…just. .. For the price and less I’ve had much better. and have noticed, it’s jumped up to $200 !!! Good luck with that…