Single Malt Bordeaux Wine Cask (((Bottled 2020)))
⏳ Drikkevindue
As a highly stable, premium single malt whisky, it is ready to enjoy immediately upon release and will remain in pristine condition indefinitely when stored upright away from direct sunlight.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Rich dark chocolate desserts, roasted duck breast with cherry reduction, or aged blue cheeses.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Hailing from Japan's oldest malt distillery founded in 1923 by Shinjiro Torii, the Yamazaki Single Malt Bordeaux Wine Cask 2020 Edition represents a masterful cross-cultural marriage of Japanese whisky craftsmanship and French viticultural heritage. Situated at the convergence of three rivers at the foot of Mount Tennozan, the Yamazaki distillery benefits from a humid, misty microclimate that accelerates wood interaction. Distilled from 100% malted barley, this liquid was matured exclusively in French oak casks previously used to age red Bordeaux wines. This specific wood treatment transforms the signature Yamazaki profile of tropical fruit and sandalwood, layering it with rich notes of black cherry, dark plum, sweet wood spice, and a velvety, dry cocoa finish that pays homage to Torii's early 20th-century experiments with European wine casks.
🍾 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.