Single Malt Single Cask Sherry Butt No AX70053 Bottled
⏳ Drinking Window & Cellar Guidance
Unlike wine, bottled single malt whisky does not mature further in glass. It is at its peak upon release and, if stored upright away from direct light and heat, can be enjoyed over several decades.
🍽️ Culinary Pairings
Rich dark chocolate desserts, slow-roasted duck breast, or mature blue cheeses.
✨ Technical Specifications
Yamazaki Distillery, founded in 1923 by Shinjiro Torii near Kyoto, is the birthplace of Japanese whisky. This legendary site was chosen for its exceptional water quality—celebrated by tea master Sen no Rikyu—and its humid climate, which accelerates oak interaction. This specific release, a single cask bottled in 2008 from Sherry Butt No. AX70053, showcases Yamazaki's mastery of Spanish oak maturation. The single cask format represents an unblended, pure expression of a single sherry butt, imparting deep mahogany hues, intense notes of dried dark fruits, rich cacao, and exotic spices.
🍾 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.