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Yamazaki 12 Year Old

山崎12年

What it costs in Japan

Can you actually buy it here?

Shops receive limited quantities. Sells out, but turns up if you look.

Our estimate · checked August 2026
Turns up in department stores and specialist shops, rarely in supermarkets.

Is it Japanese whisky?

Mashed, fermented, distilled, matured and bottled in Japan, per the Japan Spirits & Liqueurs Makers Association standard.

How it tastes

The mizunara casks are the point. They give a sandalwood-and-incense note you will not find in Scotch, sitting on top of ripe fruit and honey. If you only ever try one Japanese single malt, the argument for this one is that it tastes like nowhere else.

Our estimates, scored the same way across every bottle so they can be compared.

Specification

Where to buy outside Japan

• The Whisky Exchange — ships from UK · not yet linked (affiliate application pending)
• Master of Malt — ships from UK · not yet linked (affiliate application pending)

UK retailers ship to the US state by state, and the list changes. Check your state on the retailer's own site before ordering — any state list we published here would be out of date within months.

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