The Yamazaki, Single Malt Japanese Whisky Distiller's Reserve', still macabeo The 2018 vintage showcases finesse

The 2018 vintage showcases finesse over sheer power: elegant fruit

dark fruit

once favored by the Bourbon royal court but nearly extinct before its recent revival

with spontaneous fermentation

with a very appealing rustic touch typical of Trebujena

The Yamazaki, Single Malt Japanese Whisky Distiller's Reserve', still macabeo The 2018 vintage showcases finesseYamazaki was Japan's first malt whisky distillery, opened in 1923, and it is still the country's reference point. Distiller's Reserve is the house calling card a no age statement vatting that draws on malts matured in American oak, Spanish sherry oak, and Japanese Mizunara, plus a component aged in Bordeaux wine casks that pushes the whole thing toward red fruit. That combination is what makes it read as unmistakably Japanese: soft and fruity up