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Yamazaki 18 Year Old

山崎18年

What it costs in Japan

Can you actually buy it here?

Sold by application lottery (抽選). You cannot simply walk in and buy one, even in Japan.

Our estimate · checked August 2026

Is it Japanese whisky?

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

How it tastes

Deep sherry and heavy mizunara, and the bottle that made the category's reputation. Sold by lottery in Japan, which is worth understanding before you conclude the overseas price is a rip-off: even here, you cannot simply buy one.

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 Check your state on the retailer's own site before ordering — any state list we published here would be out of date within months.

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