Yamazaki 12 Year

Smooth and spicy. It’s been so long.

Funny how a rare whisky in today's market has over 2k tastes! Nose - Well no shocker here but this is citrus fruit out the max. A friend recently showed me a note of peach he got on lag 16...that's here but with grape fruit or some kind of lemon and I'm sorry but I'm getting a bit too much alcohol type notes in there to pull that one out. There's a bit of spice in the background (bottle says clove and I'll go with that). At the finish I get some vanilla and oak. There's also just the slightest touch of a red fruit that has me thinking just a TINY bit of sherry, but I'm pretty sure there isn't any. Taste - I'm still getting something making me think sherry. Citrus fruits. A touch of spice. A lot of vanilla and butter together. There's a red fruit here. Super nice stuff. The finish because these are so popular I guess I must. It's just vanilla, some spice, touch of oak. It's got a nice long lingering note for a 12 year. 100 bucks locally, should have bought more, but would have felt guilty. I really like this, it's darn good but I won't actively chase another bottle. I'm debating in my head tonight if this is better than Westland or not and to be honest, this one is going to be more enjoyed by more people but I don't think it's better whisky. I might come back to this one but for now 2.75. The hype might be a bit too much.