Suntory Yamazaki 12 Year Old

Never tried this dram but mostly it gets praised. I am a bit cooled down now. Which is not a bad thing, nonetheless I am eager to try this and see how it works for my palate.

So he let you with the bottle to refill your glass? Sounds good :)

Haha noooo not to refill my bottle. I wouldn't cheap him out of a dram like that with all the good things he was doing for me! He was pouring very healthy drams, letting me talk and explore and learn about new things. Pretty dang good night.

This was definitely an interesting dram! It was good for me, absolutely. But to me, there was nothing special about it. I'll have to read some more reviews an information and go back to try it again.

Interesting! I'm curious as to see what the order of the pouring was that night? Ha it's interesting to hear your experiences of this bottle! I really like the Yamazaki 12 and I'm laughing at myself because my initial reaction is , 'oh no! Give it a chance, Jon!!! This stuff is good!" But I forget that we all of different preferences! :) I don't know if this information is interesting to you or not but this on is aged in ex bourbon casks, sherry casks and ex plum wine barrels. Perhaps that's why it's too sweet for yo because of that

Haha I will definitely give it another chance Long. This one followed the Ardbeg, so my palate may have been a bit off, I don't know. I'm all for exploration! I will give it another shot.

That is great information to have. I thought I tasted sherry! I was very curious about how it was aged, so it's awesome to hear.

Hmm...I guess I have no choice but to head back to the pub to give it another go!

Ah usually when i go to whisky tastings they go in a certain order. You start off with a mellow one and progress to something that's more robust. If you start off with a peaty one and then hit up a speyside that's 80 proof then that speyside may taste all weak. At least that's how the brand ambassadors do it . I guess its kinda like eating a cake and then you bite into a chocolate bar and the chocolate doesn't taste as sweet because your mouth is overwhelmed with sugar from the cake. Who knows...looks like u gotta try it again ...heheheh and if u don't like it again hen u know to stay away from these types of whiskies

That's entirely fair!! I was flying by the seat of my pants and saw something I thought I would like so I went for it! I will give it another shot. Jeez, twist my arm Linh ;)

I just went to a scotch pub, met the owner, started talking whisky, and before I knew it he was pouring me free drams and teaching me. What a night!!! I'll review them in the morning.

Oh sweet !! That's so awesome ! Soon you'll be able to try stuff like a highland park 40 year for free like me!!! I love It! You're off to a fun adventure! Oh man! Wish I could be there with you! Hey, if you and your gf ever head down to Southern California you let me know! I will take you to seven grand, which is my fav whiskey bar. That's the place that allows me to meet all sorts of cool people in the industry and I get to taste awesome stuff!!

I love it too! It would have been great to share my explorations with you tonight for sure. It was quite an experience! I had a dram of a vintage 40+ yr old scotch tonight, but you will have to wait until tomorrow to figure out what it is ;) Btw respond to my message you brat! Haha.

dayaaaaaaaamn! 40 plus year scotch?? woah woah woah. someone's letting whisky rain on him like urshur letting his ladies rain on him. sweet jebus. u are moving an accelerated rate. i'm getting jealous!! i will email you soon. i should sleep. gotta be up at work in a bit to work at the liquor store!! sooo esssited about your adventures! way to go!! way to be charming there!! :D

Indeed a fast traveller, I guess today Jon will book his first vacation in Scotland :D

Have you guys make me feel this odd combination of both pride and shame all at once...is my pace a bad thing? I'm loving it! And I can't help that owner is Jim Murray's best friend and that we hit it off.

Man, what a stellar night.

How much are flights to Scotland...

Pls don't have bad feelings, you just need time while tasting the stuff. Have a nice flight!

Usher letting his ladies rain on him? I'm hoping that I'm understandin this the wrong way...

Anyhow,I too like the Yamazaki, but of course de gustibus et coloribus non est disputandum.

I do fee you should give it another try on a fresh palate, because as @Blissinabarrel pointed out, anything that has the bad luck of following an Ardbeg, loses a lot of its charm because of the distinct peat bomb that has gone of in your mouth.

Jon, don't feel bad about going at that pace! That's awesome! After sipping whisky for a year I went straight tonscotland solo so that was fun! Dude, I can't believe ur now friends with Jim Murray's buddy! That's awesome . Hope u make it out to Scotland soon ;)

Fons, your picture icon is awesome! CAn u explain to me what de gustibus etc is? ;) thanks

@Blissinabarrel I'm sorry, I didn't mean to act haughty or anything by using latin, it's a fairly common expression here. It means "You can't argue about flavours/preferences and colours."

And the pic, well, that's just me sippin' some scotch. In tights. You know how it goes.

Hi Fons ! I'm not at all offended. I really like learning from people so that's why I ask :) thanks for explaining to me

No no no no! "Yamazaki 12 is good" is not opinion, it's a hard fact that's been proven scientifically by both Albert Einstein and Gandalf. It's the only thing that both the Koran and the Bible agrees on. It's an axiom. The bartender was drunk and gave you something else. No but seriously, give this whisky a second chance, sometime when you're in a different place, a different mind set, and preferably not straight after a cask strength peat bomb he he (there are many fine subtle things going on on Yamz12 that my noob palate can't even fix) I just got a message from @SquidgyAsh, who also had a less than impressive first impression of Yamazaki12, but his second return to it was much more pleasing.

@Fons, you have the best profile pic on connosr!

Nils, i would give up half an arm to be half as funny as you. You're too good! And yes, Fons, has the best picture and name !!!!

Thanks @NilsG & @BlissInABarrel! My mom does say I look great in tights, and the red cape really brings out my eyes!

@Fons thumbs up :D