Suntory Ltd

Yamazaki Story of The Distillery 2024 Edition, Mizunara, Spanish Oak & American Oak Cask, 2024, 43%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 21
Average Score
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Description

The Yamazaki Story of the Distillery 2024 Edition is a limited-edition single malt Japanese whisky from Suntory, celebrating the Yamazaki Distillery's century-long legacy and looking forward to its next hundred years. This non-age statement release is intricately composed of various malt spirits aged in Mizunara, Spanish oak, and American oak casks, resulting in a complex and rich flavor profile with a reddish-amber hue.

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Cask type
Mizunara, Spanish Oak & American Oak Cask
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Lightly Peated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
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Cask no.
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Batch
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PPM
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Barley
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Fermentation
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Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
2000
Has box
Yes
Closure
Screw cap
Presentation
Bottle with box
Series highlights
Part of the 'Story of the Distillery' series, which replaces the 'Yamazaki Limited Edition' series, commemorating the Yamazaki Distillery's 100th anniversary.
Historical context
Commemorates the 100th anniversary of Yamazaki Distillery (founded 1923)
Special release
Limited Edition, Distillery Exclusive, Japan Market Exclusive
Allocation
Japan
Nose
Sweet vanilla, orchard fruits, delicate floral notes, with a touch of Mizunara oak spice, dried persimmon, honeyed sweetness, warming clove, maltose candy, coconut, candied pineapple.
Palate
Silky and well-rounded, layers of honey, caramel, spiced orange, hints of sandalwood, orange marmalade, earthy red bean, subtle baking spice, rich and full-bodied, sweet, dotted with spiciness and pepperiness, grape-y notes, candied tropical fruit.
Finish
Medium-length, fading into warm spice, dried fruit, gentle oak, lingering fruit, hint of Yamazaki's signature smokiness, peppery flourish, long and layered, sweet cold ash, honey, maltose candy, smoky, spicy, complex aftertaste.
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