Description

• Alcohol %: 43%
• Decant Time: 15 minutes
• Taste: peach, pineapple, grapefruit, candied orange, vanilla, clove, mizunara oak, coconut, cranberry, butter, sweet ginger, cinnamon, toasty, patisserie, honey, floral, smoke, long finish
• Food Matching: dark chocolate, smoked salmon, yakitori (grilled chicken skewers), teriyaki pork or beef, aged cheddar or washed-rind cheeses, grilled or smoked meats, dried fruits & nuts, miso-glazed dishes
• Grape Variety: Malted Barley : 100%,

Tasting note

金黃澄澈，打開瓶塞便有柔和果香：水蜜桃、鳳梨和柑橘的明亮甜感，隨之而來的是蜜餞、香草與丁香的溫暖香料味。口感圓潤滑順，椰香與奶油烘焙感交織，酸甜果實（蔓越莓）在舌間跳動，整體既有糕點般的豐富度又帶一點穀香。後段由日本橡木（Mizunara）的細膩香氣和甜薑、肉桂將餘韻拉長，層次分明而不浮誇。酒廠位於山崎谷地，利用山泉水源與潮濕微溫的氣候，採用多種風格的橡木桶熟成，呈現出東方風格的精緻與平衡。建議開瓶後靜置約15分鐘讓香氣舒展，淺飲細品最能體會它的細膩口感。

Color: pure golden. The Yamazaki 12 Year reveals a fragrant, layered nose of ripe peach, pineapple and grapefruit edged with candied orange, clove and vanilla; a whisper of Mizunara oak adds exotic spice. On the palate it’s silky and rounded — coconut and buttery pastry notes meet tart cranberry and gentle cereal sweetness. The finish is long, spiced and warming with sweet ginger and cinnamon lingering. Crafted at Japan’s first commercial distillery, this expression is matured in a selection of oak casks (including American and sherry-seasoned woods and Mizunara influence), then married to achieve balance. Medium-full bodied and expressive, it’s best enjoyed neat or with a drop of water after opening to let the aromatics blossom.

Winery

山崎蒸餾所由鳥井信治郎創立（1923 年），為日本最早期的單一純麥威士忌蒸餾廠，現隸屬三得利。山崎坐落於近大阪的山谷，水源清冽且氣候潮濕，日夜溫差和當地礦物質豐富的泉水為威士忌提供了獨特的風土。12 年款透過美國橡木、雪莉調性桶與日本特有的Mizunara香氣桶混陳，營造出果香、花香與香料的平衡與層次。

The Yamazaki distillery, founded by Shinjiro Torii in 1923 and operated by Suntory, is Japan’s pioneering single malt distillery. Located in the humid, mineral-rich valley on the outskirts of Osaka, Yamazaki benefits from pure spring water and distinct seasonal shifts. The 12 Year expression is blended from casks of differing character — American oak, sherry-seasoned casks and casks with Mizunara influence — allowing floral, fruit and spice notes to harmonise.