Yamazaki Puncheon 2013

Yamazaki has released their range of single malts recently and here it is my tasting of the Puncheon bottle. If you, like me, are wondering what the hell is a Puncheon, it is a cask of around 480 litres, double the size of a hogshead but smaller that a butt. That means that the whisky will age slower in this bigger casks.

“Cracking stuff! Assaulted by surprise... it is an amazing whisky even with that price tag”

90

This dram has a gold-like color.

Nose (88): more than average. honey, vanilla, toffee, citrus, cinnamon.

Palate (91): powerful, oily. honey, spices, cinnamon, wood, vanilla, citrus.

Finish (91): longer than average. honey, fruits, vanilla.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Yamazaki Puncheon 2013 with 90 points over 100.

Miguel says…

The whisky is quite nice but I think that the price is a f$%$#@ joke. I can’t afford to pay over £100 for a whisky one month and another… what used to be an exception is nowadays the rule… bad days we live.
PS: It is slightly cheaper on The Whisky Exchange… but still…

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