Suntory Royal 12 Year Old - Year of the Tiger Decanter, Bourbon, Hogshead, Puncheon, Sherry, Mizunara Cask, 1998, 43%, 70cl

Name: Suntory Royal 12 Year Old - Year of the Tiger Decanter, Bourbon, Hogshead, Puncheon, Sherry, Mizunara Cask, 1998, 43%, 70cl
Brand: Suntory
Rating: 83 (1 reviews)

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A historic Japanese whisky company, originally founded as Torii Shoten in 1899. It was renamed Kotobukiya in 1921, and again to Suntory after its flagship whisky brand in 1963. It has since become one of the world's largest spirits multinationals and was renamed Suntory Holdings Ltd in 2009.

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Type: Blended Whisky
Region: Japan
Age: 12 Years
Vintage: 1986
Bottled: 1998
ABV: 43%
Volume: 70cl
Distillery: Suntory
Origin: Japan

Cask type: Bourbon, Hogshead, Puncheon, Sherry, Mizunara
Bottling: Official Bottling
Peated: Unpeated
Single cask: No
Non-chill filtered: No
Cask origin: N.A
Cask no.: N.A
Batch: N.A
PPM: N.A
Barley: N.A
Fermentation: N.A
Master distiller (bottling): N.A
Master distiller (distillation): N.A

Limited edition: Yes
Bottle count: N.A
Has box: Yes
Closure: Cork
Presentation: Decanter
Series highlights: Year of the Tiger Decanter
Historical context: Year of the Tiger (1998)
Special release: Year of the Tiger
Allocation: Japanese market

Nose: Light golden fruity notes, some soft peach and pear aromas, soft toffee. Incense, Cocoa, Butter Cookie.
Palate: Dried summer fruit, hints of syrup and sweet toffee with grape and pears, honeycomb and banana loaf, chocolate and soft truffle notes, some soft spice and crispy wafers. Butter Cookie, Green Apple, Bell Pepper and Banana, Roasted Almond.
Finish: Short finish.

83 / 100 · Based on 1 published review.

busstop compass12 May

83 / 100

The fruit character is the clearest point of appeal here. Soft peach and pear on the nose lead into dried summer fruit, grape, pears and green apple on the palate, giving the blend a contrast between fresh and dried fruit. Soft toffee accompanies the fruit on the nose and returns alongside syrup and honeycomb on the palate. Chocolate and soft spice add variety without drawing attention away from the fruit. The short finish is a reservation: those looking for the fruit to linger may find that it ends sooner than they would like. Still, for a fruit-focused preference, the combination of pear, grape and green apple gives the palate plenty of interest.

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