Yamazaki Bourbon Barrel 2011 / Inaugural Release

A Japanese single malt bottling from Nikka's flagship distillery in Hokkaido. Nikka was founded in 1934 by Masataka Taketsuru, a former Suntory employee who had studied at the University of Glasgow, and later trained as a blender at the now lost Hazelburn distillery in Campbeltown.  Taketsuru opened the Yoichi distillery in the same year as establishing the company, modelling its pot stills on the long-necked design of the Longmorn stills in Speyside.

This is a 2011 bottling of the annual bourbon barrel Yamazaki and offers an excellent contrast to the now highly sought after Sherry Cask releases.

Please note that the domestic market release displays the ABV of this product rounded to the nearest whole number, 48%, whereas the UK export version displays the more accurate figure of 48.2%.