Yamazaki Puncheon 2012 Whisky Stock Number_4523249m This 22 year old limited

This 22 year old limited release from Speyside distillers BenRiach was originally matured in American Bourbon barrels

this cask strength whisky was named after Ingvar Ragnarsson a warrier king

Created by hand in our West End and Leith distilleries

coconut and chocolate

in Sendai Miyagi Prefecture

Yamazaki Puncheon 2012 Whisky Stock Number_4523249m This 22 year old limitedYamazaki have matured this Japanese Single Malt Whisky in a Puncheon cask which at 480 litres in larger than the 230 litre Hogshead casks more often used. The result is that the whisky matures much more slowly allowing it to gently extract flavour from the cask. Nose: Light. Slightly fruit notes. Sweet but not to the dessert like extent of the Bourbon barrel. No spice notes either. Palate: Light on the palate I'd have picked it as a 40% rather than a