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Yamazaki 18 Year Old

Yamazaki 18 Year Old

(0.75l, 43%)


9.2/10
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You don't just win five consecutive Double Gold awards at the San Francisco Spirits Competition for nothin'. And true to form, the Yamazaki 18-Year-Old—aged in a mixture of ex-Bourbon, ex-Sherry, and Japanese Mizunara oak—is a palate winner and deserves its spot on that medal podium.

Our advice to you? Go for the double gold. It's a winner.



*This bottle is a collector's item, we will not be able to entertain any refunds or exchanges.
**Individual orders limited to one item per person, as we wish to give everyone the opportunity to participate.
  • Category
    Japanese Whisky
  • Style
    Single Malt Whisky
  • Region
    Japan
  • Country
    Japan
  • Alcohol
    43%
  • Distillery
    Yamazaki
  • Age
    18 Year Old
  • Maturation
    Ex-Bourbon, ex-Sherry and Japanese Mizunara oak

Flavor Spiral™

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oak
maple syrup
dried fruit
dark chocolate
sweet sherry
slightly spicy
smoky
caramel
syrup
What does Yamazaki 18 Year Old taste like?

The Flavor Spiral™ shows the most common flavors that you'll taste in Yamazaki 18 Year Old and gives you a chance to have a taste of it before actually tasting it.

We invented Flavor Spiral™ here at Flaviar to get all your senses involved in tasting drinks and, frankly, because we think that classic tasting notes are boring.

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Ratings & Reviews
Member Reviews and Ratings of Yamazaki 18 Year Old
Roy
Roy,
Given how much money to spend on this, a GREAT disappoinment...Basically like a less spicy Macallan 18....May even resemble Ardbeg 10
 
Stephen
Stephen,
Smooth with a smoky flavor. Always a happy occasion when drinking it.
 
Kathrin
Kathrin,
Just the best ... smooth and so refined. Glad I have a second bottle in store.
 
Augustine
Augustine,
Worth the hype. Phenomenal drink.
 
Eric
Eric,
Amazing ...
 
Steven
Steven,
Extremely smooth, better over ice than straight. Paired well with an Aturo Fuente.
Roy
Roy,
Is there anything that resembles the taste profile?
Ryan
Ryan,
Wow. I had the pleasure of enjoying this prior to 2016. One of the best I’ve ever had, and I still have a bottle saved for a special occasion.
 
Brad
Brad,
Not at all what I expected. It was delicious. Had a really interesting nose with green apple coming through and a very smooth finish. I am thankful for friends that are generous with samples.
 
guest
guest,
My absolute favorite!!!
 
Greg
Greg,
Earthy. Like your favorite easy chair in front of a fire.
 
Bryce
Bryce,
Finally got to taste this after months of searching. Pricey, but worth it at least to try. Spicy and deep with some sweet notes.
 
Daniel
Daniel,
Had this at the Multnomah Whiskey Library and was very pleased with it. Subtle sweet oak and spice followed by some mellow vanilla and caramel flavors. Nice long finish and very smooth. I think this one makes my top 5 list.
 
Giulio
Giulio,
Very hard to find, so expensive to make you think twice, but possibly the best, smoothest whisky I've ever had. It combines many flavors into something that just works perfectly.
 
Ryan
Ryan,
My special occasion whiskey. Tough to find a bottle but worth it. I was fortunate enough to recently get a bottle and have two bars nearby that each have one as well. Smooth, a little sweet, a little smoke, balance, pure zen.
 
Jim
Jim,
One of the finest whiskeys out there. Shame that the price has risen so much that its more of a collectible than one that should be drank
 
Dustin
Dustin,
Absolutely incredible!
 
Marvin
Marvin,
Smooth with a light after taste.
 
Harrison
Harrison,
Phenomenal
 
Justin
Justin,
The 18 y/o Yamazaki is by far my favorite bottle I have in my collection. Hard to describe but worth every penny. I reserve this for special occasions.
 
ralph
ralph,
this is a must for any bar. so smooth no wonder it will cost you about $700+ a bottle but if you can afford it deff try it.
 
Josh
Josh,
Great drinking whiskey
 
Jessiah
Jessiah,
In my personal experience there haven’t been many $400+ bottles I’ve bought that really made me feel like I got my money’s worth. The Yamazaki 18 has definitely exceeded that mark in every way. This is a must have, an amazing experience.
 
Lee
Lee,
Really masterful. Long finish, complex, smooth as can be with nice body. Really explodes in your mouth. Beautiful. My favorite.
 
Morgan
Morgan,
Love it
 
Rebekah
Rebekah,
This is one of my favorite bottles I've purchased. Incredible depth of flavor, wonderfully balanced and smooth all the way down. The smoke is very mellow, there's a strong oaky background to balance out the sweetness, which is bold but not overpowering. Lots of complexity that I'm not skilled enough to decipher but can absolutely enjoy! I tend to really love total smoke bombs, and was surprised by how much I loved this whiskey since the smokey/peatyness isn't at all in your face.
 
guest
guest,
Outstanding but when you consider value for money the 12-year takes it every time
 
Patrick
Patrick,
Silky. Dates and raisins. Soft oak. Very well rounded.
 
Paul
Paul,
Lovely but not the best
Roy
Roy,
What would be better?
Matthew
Matthew,
Love this. Incredible. One of the best whiskies I've tasted. Smoother than water and not in-your-face sweet like many sherry finished drams these days.
 
Ryan
Ryan,
Very balanced creamy sweet with a tiny hint of smoked oak on the finish. Currently using it as my celebration whiskey. Wish it was easier to get my hands on a bottle.
 
Adrian
Adrian,
One of my favourites.
 
Aaron
Aaron,
Long sweet finish with a sharp oak hint on the back.
 
Bryan
Bryan,
Very mild balance of fruit and creamy flavors. Worth every penny to fly to Japan for a bottle.
 
guest
guest,
Heard lot about it, want to taste it, anybody can tell where i can find it
 
Robert
Robert,
Incredible whisky with so much nuance and character. The best representation of Scotch not from Scotland.
 
guest
guest,
Smooth
 
guest
guest,
Complex multi layer whiskey.
 
KC
KC,
Amazing. No alcohol on the nose at all. Sweet smelling, apricots. Taste was mind blowing. Smoothest whiskey I've ever had, sweet, big sherry notes, dried fruits, dark chocolates. Long think finish. Pleasantly stays on the tongue.
 
Albert
Albert,
Now that's a dram worth sitting down and sharing with your closest mates
 
Ben
Ben,
Simply the best!
 
Micah
Micah,
It's been a couple years so I can't rate this accurately. Great whiskey.
 
Uri
Uri,
So smoof
 
guest
guest,
Phenomenal, coming from a scotch snob!
 
guest
guest,
Simply a 10 no question about it.
 
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