{"product_id":"yamazaki-18-year-old-2018-70cl","title":"Yamazaki 18 Year Old Japanese Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2018) 70cl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 28px;\"\u003eYamazaki 18 Year Old Japanese Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2018) 70cl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere we have Suntory’s multi award-winning Japanese single malt from Yamazaki, the oldest whisky distillery in Japan. The single malt was launched in 1992, and around 80% of the liquid is matured in sherry butts, while the remaining whisky spent its years in American and Mizunara oak casks. An absolutely stunning marriage of fruit, oak and smoky notes, it’s really no wonder why it won so many awards!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA very highly regarded and multiple award winning 18 year old Japanese single malt which is now sadly pretty much unavailable in the marketplace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNose : Truffles, thick bitter marmalade and resin. Potpourri and heavy Oloroso sherry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePalate : A rich, bittersweet palate with heather roots, cigar leaves, honey, toffee apples, plum wine and black pepper. A touch of rancio, perhaps…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinish : Long, fruity, marmalade-led finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Yamazaki\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Yamazaki Distillery, established in 1923 by\u003cspan\u003e Shinjiro Torii\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as Japan's first malt whisky distillery, is the birthplace of Japanese whisky, a result of Torii's vision to create a unique whisky using a Japanese climate and pure water sources. After sending Masataka Taketsuru \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto learn from Scottish whisky masters, Yamazaki began production in 1924, laying the foundation for Suntory's now world-famous Japanese whiskies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The distillery's success was cemented by international acclaim, including Yamazaki Sherry Cask 2013 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewinning World Whisky of the Year, bringing global recognition to Japanese whisky.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-processed=\"true\" data-wiz-uids=\"J01vfb_j,J01vfb_k\" class=\"uJ19be notranslate\"\u003e\u003cspan data-processed=\"true\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" class=\"vKEkVd\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e43% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e70cl\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yamazaki","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54524614410565,"sku":"4901777126039","price":589.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/9495\/8661\/files\/4187161390_e949cab4-06e2-468f-a55a-8f1ff1ba2d18.jpg?v=1746554007","url":"https:\/\/b1yyjg-bk.myshopify.com\/products\/yamazaki-18-year-old-2018-70cl","provider":"Whisky Situation Old","version":"1.0","type":"link"}