The Yamazaki 12 Year is known for its "noble" aroma
spice and vanilla
with a strong note of mentholated cherry cough drops giving it an almost cooling quality
Notes of red-skinned plum
like the inside of a sauna
William Larue Weller Single Malt The Yamazaki 12 Year isVital Stats: 135. 4 proof, 13 years old Appearance: Mahogany Nose: Dense and fruitcakey, theres lots to smell here: prunes, candied nuts, dark caramel, and dates. But theres also something a bit floral rose and violet, maybe a bit of tomato leaf, like a greenhouse in full, wet bloom. Theres also definitely an ethanol burn, triggering a tingly, black pepper like burn in the nostrils. With a little water, everythings amplified: the aromas sweeter, the