Tastes

It is the standard taste of Islay Scotch. Nose: smoke, brine, oil, grass. Pallet: smoke, sea water, salt, grass, lemons and citrus. Finish: short, Smokey, pepper, citrus

Honey, molasses, maple syrup, dark sugar. Vanilla, cream, lots oak spice.. basically the taste of an old fashioned, in a bottle.

Soo much salt. So fresh. Almost white wine. Grass, peaches, green apple, very crisp.

Disappointingly simple. Too young. Too sharp Apple. But, affordable.

Brine, and chalk. Lots of sugar.. very young. But after leaving it for a few months it’s opened up. And it’s growing on me After several months, I can say it’s grown on me a lot.

Floral on the nose, very ethenol, mild cereal notes. Lots of oak. Immediately sugar, grass and oak. Damp wood. Floral notes not present. Short finish. Very accid. Lots of ethenol burn.

Having been a fan of yamazaki 12 for a while, I knew I had to try the legendary 18. I mean, very rarely do two whiskies form so much cult of legend that their distillery has to announce them both out of production while still being very much in production. Upon getting the chance, here are my thoughts from what I can see of my notes and remember from the moment: On the nose: Fruit Stone fruit Grass Oak Japanese oak Tonic Smokey cream Vanilla and honey notes On the pallet: Much the same as above, pears, stone fruit, some peppery smoke (mildly peaty), cream and vanilla. Lots of oak and some sherry notes. Long finish, rich ethenol, almost no burn. Basically, it’s the yamazaki 12 amped up to 100. It’s very oak and wood forward, very fruity with some Peat in there for food measure. Now, is it worth the £800 a bottle? Absolutely not. But, it’s interesting and if you get a chance to try it. You won’t be disappointed.

Very smooth, sweet, a little salt, vanilla, honey. Some chocolate notes.

Perfection. Smoke, earth, oak, moss. Vanilla, biscuits, stone fruits.