Single Malt Sherry Cask Bottled
⏳ Drinking Window & Cellar Guidance
As a fully matured, bottled single malt whisky, it is ready to be enjoyed immediately and will remain stable in the bottle for decades if stored upright and away from direct sunlight.
🍽️ Culinary Pairings
Dark chocolate desserts, roasted duck breast, or mature cheeses like aged Gouda.
✨ Technical Specifications
Established in 1923 by Shinjiro Torii, the Yamazaki Distillery is Japan's oldest commercial whisky distillery, nestled at the foot of Mount Tennozan where the Katsura, Uji, and Kizu rivers meet. This unique location provides a misty, humid microclimate and exceptionally soft water, crucial for the whisky's legendary smoothness. The Yamazaki Single Malt Sherry Cask, specifically the highly acclaimed 2009 bottling, showcases Suntory's mastery of Spanish oak maturation. Aged in meticulously selected Oloroso sherry casks, this expression represents a harmonious marriage of Japanese precision and traditional Spanish cooperage. It is celebrated for its deep amber hue, complex layers of dried dark fruits, rich cacao, and delicate Japanese oak spice, reflecting a pioneering spirit that forever altered the global landscape of fine spirits.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1923 by Suntory founder Shinjiro Torii, the Yamazaki Distillery stands at the foot of Mount Tennozan in Shimamoto, Osaka, as Japan's pioneering commercial malt whisky distillery. Situated where the Katsura, Uji, and Kizu rivers converge, the site was specifically selected for its exceptionally soft, pristine water and misty, humid microclimate that provides optimal conditions for barrel maturation. Yamazaki is renowned for its versatile production methodology, deploying washbacks of both wood and stainless steel, uniquely shaped copper pot stills, and a diverse cask regime featuring Japanese Mizunara oak, American oak, and Spanish ex-sherry butts. The distillery is celebrated globally for its layered, multi-dimensional single malt whiskies, most famously its flagship 12- and 18-Year-Old expressions characterized by complex notes of tropical fruit, sandalwood, and delicate spice.