Single Malt 12YO (Old Bottling, White Box)
⏳ Drikkevindue
As a distilled spirit, this bottle is stable and will not mature further in glass; it can be kept indefinitely if stored upright out of direct sunlight, but is best enjoyed within 1 to 2 years of opening.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Slow-cooked glazed pork belly (Kakuni), grilled Wagyu beef, or premium dark chocolate.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Established in 1923 by Shinjiro Torii on the misty outskirts of Kyoto, Yamazaki is Japan's oldest commercial whisky distillery. This legendary site was chosen for its legendary water source, where three rivers—the Katsura, Uji, and Kizu—converge to create a unique, humid microclimate ideal for wood maturation. The Yamazaki 12 Year Old 'White Box' represents a highly coveted older bottling era from the late 1990s and early 2000s. Unlike modern iterations, these older releases are celebrated for containing a generous proportion of older, richly concentrated whiskies in the blend. The spirit is aged in a combination of American, Spanish Sherry, and rare Japanese Mizunara oak casks, imparting a complex profile of dried fruits, sandalwood, coconut, and gentle spice that defines the pinnacle of Japanese whisky craftsmanship.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Yamazaki Distillery blev grundlagt i 1923 af Suntory-skaberen Shinjiro Torii og troner ved foden af Tennozan-bjerget i Shimamoto, Osaka, som Japans første kommercielle single malt-destilleri. Beliggenheden, hvor floderne Katsura, Uji og Kizu mødes, blev nøje udvalgt på grund af det usædvanligt bløde, rene kildevand samt det tågede, fugtige mikroklima, der skaber optimale betingelser for fadlagring. Yamazaki er berømt for sin alsidige produktionsfilosofi, hvor der anvendes gæringskar af både træ og rustfrit stål, kobberkedler i mange forskellige former og et bredt udvalg af fade – herunder sjældne japanske Mizunara-egetræsfade, amerikanske fade og spanske sherryfade. Destilleriet nyder global anerkendelse for sine komplekse, flerdimensionelle single malts, hvor især de ikoniske 12- og 18-års aftapninger udmærker sig med dybe noter af tropisk frugt, sandeltræ og fine, elegante krydderier.