{"id":7050,"date":"2024-01-18T09:58:37","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T09:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whiskyintenationalonline.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=7050"},"modified":"2024-01-18T09:58:40","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T09:58:40","slug":"yamazaki-18-year-old","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/whiskyintenationalonline.com\/?product=yamazaki-18-year-old","title":{"rendered":"Yamazaki 18 Year Old"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"product-main__name\">Yamazaki 18 Year Old<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"product-main__meta\">\n<li>Japanese Single Malt Whisky<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"product-main__data\">70cl \/ 43%<\/p>\n<p>A wonderful example of what Japanese whisky is capable of. We absolutely love this. Extremely smooth, with great complexity and a lovely balance of fruit, silky malt and a touch of smoke.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpiritual and deep, made at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?sca_esv=599416871&amp;sxsrf=ACQVn0_48GwyM9km_CyxaBRr9TRrr211qg:1705571288293&amp;q=Yamazaki+18+Year+100th+Anniversary&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwibgJyW1OaDAxXXSEEAHWE-AQQQ1QJ6BAhREAE\">Yamazaki Distillery<\/a>, the soul place of Japanese whisky, its signature multi-layered taste is highly praised by whisky connoisseurs all over the world. Today, Suntory Single Malt Whisky Yamazaki\u00ae Whisky is not only the No.1 single malt whisky in Japan, but is enjoyed in more than 35 countries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?sca_esv=599416871&amp;sxsrf=ACQVn0_48GwyM9km_CyxaBRr9TRrr211qg:1705571288293&amp;q=Yamazaki+18+Year+old+price&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwibgJyW1OaDAxXXSEEAHWE-AQQQ1QJ6BAhVEAE\">Yamazaki 18 Year Japanese Whiskey<\/a> is one of the older Japanese whiskeys you can buy today, if you can even find one in real life.<\/p>\n<p>I hate to use the term, but it\u2019s a unicorn now when the popularity boom has made all age-stated Japanese Whiskeys (the ones 100% distilled and aged in Japan) fly off the shelves and\/or get marked up 2-10x. It\u2019s bad in the US, and even more severe in Japan.<\/p>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c4aae6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c4aae6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5efb8e\" data-id=\"c5efb8e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a19eca3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a19eca3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">If you know anything about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?sca_esv=599416871&amp;sxsrf=ACQVn0_48GwyM9km_CyxaBRr9TRrr211qg:1705571288293&amp;q=Yamazaki+18+years+Limited+Edition&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwibgJyW1OaDAxXXSEEAHWE-AQQQ1QJ6BAhSEAE\">Japanese Whiskey<\/a>, you\u2019ve probably heard of Yamazaki, the widely-known distillery owned by Suntory-Beam, who also owns Hibiki and Hakushu (while you\u2019re at it, check out my\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewhiskeyshelf.com\/hakushu-12-year-single-malt-whiskey-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hakushu 12 Year review<\/a>).<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2cdf8ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2cdf8ee\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2c2fe9\" data-id=\"f2c2fe9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3cdb49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3cdb49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?sca_esv=599416871&amp;sxsrf=ACQVn0_48GwyM9km_CyxaBRr9TRrr211qg:1705571288293&amp;q=Yamazaki+18+year+old+review&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwibgJyW1OaDAxXXSEEAHWE-AQQQ1QJ6BAhXEAE\">Yamazaki<\/a> is best known for their sherry maturation and lack of smoke, although they do dabble with other types of maturations and finishes (limited releases) that most of us are too poor to buy, let alone find.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f2385f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f2385f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-389578c\" data-id=\"389578c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bdcb41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bdcb41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">Since I\u2019ve harped on how Yamazaki 18 is expensive and difficult to find, I should mention how I got my hands on some without raiding my bank account.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">I happened to find a store in Japan that was selling 30mL samples poured from the actual bottle into sample bottles (limit 1 per person), and took advantage to get 60mL (thanks for my girlfriend for being there).<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ceb1100 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ceb1100\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab9dc3e\" data-id=\"ab9dc3e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-614e260 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"614e260\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">So for $32, I got the to-go sample, a useful glass bottle, and still have money in my bank account for good measure. I\u2019m very excited to review this, so let\u2019s not wait any longer and begin this Yamazaki 18 Year review.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We absolutely love this. 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