{"product_id":"yamazaki-11-year-old-2003-smws-single-1st-fill-bourbon-barrel-119-13-fathoms-deep-japanese-single-malt-whisky-2014-70cl","title":"Yamazaki 11 Year Old 2003 SMWS Single 1st Fill Bourbon Barrel 119.13 Fathoms Deep Japanese Single Malt Whisky (2014) 70cl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 28px;\"\u003eYamazaki 11 Year Old 2003 SMWS Single 1st Fill Bourbon Barrel 119.13 Fathoms Deep Japanese Single Malt Whisky (2014) 70cl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 of 149 bottles drawn from a single 1st fill bourbon cask. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYamazaki single casks are very rare and in one word only,.... epic!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eScotch Malt Whisky Society\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas founded in Edinburgh in 1983 by Phillip 'Pip' Hills who, while travelling around Scotland in the 1970s, fell in love with whiskies drawn straight from the cask. After he expanded his syndicate the Society was purchased by Glenmorangie PLC in 2004. In 2015, the Society was sold back to private investors. In June 2021, the private owners floated the holding company The Artisanal Spirits Company plc on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt has a unique code system where the first number refers to the distillery and the second refers to the cask from which the bottle comes. SMWS also offers the largest range of distilleries of any independent bottler. These curiously named drams really do have something for every whisky lover!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTASTING NOTES\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNose: \u003cspan\u003eBold brushes of wood varnish and buttery toffee. Cloves and butterfly cookies with orange essence oil appearing late together with white peaches and popcorn seasoned with a knob of burnt butter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePalate: Rich flowing vanilla with the Yamazaki soft fruits brilliantly blended in, the oak tingles with an added touch of citrus. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFinish: Sweetened whipped cream and English toffee linger on as the softness of peaches slowly peels off.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Yamazaki\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Yamazaki Distillery, established in 1923 by\u003cspan\u003e Shinjiro Torii\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Shinjiro+Torii\u0026amp;sca_esv=75f9aadc3d86adc0\u0026amp;sxsrf=AE3TifPiCeZ8wz7ozNBOtA_y9510c8kXCg%3A1759830849523\u0026amp;ei=QePkaLvcH62ahbIP-4uW4Ag\u0026amp;ved=2ahUKEwjB2Pnp6JGQAxUuTEEAHdqvN_YQgK4QegQIARAB\u0026amp;uact=5\u0026amp;oq=about+yamazaki+distillery+history+\u0026amp;gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiImFib3V0IHlhbWF6YWtpIGRpc3RpbGxlcnkgaGlzdG9yeSAyBRAhGKABMgUQIRigATIFECEYnwVIoihQxxJY7yNwA3gBkAEAmAGvAaABpAeqAQM2LjO4AQPIAQD4AQGYAgygAtcHwgIKEAAYsAMY1gQYR8ICBBAhGBXCAgcQIRigARgKmAMAiAYBkAYIkgcDOS4zoAe0KLIHAzYuM7gHyQfCBwUwLjkuM8gHGg\u0026amp;sclient=gws-wiz-serp\u0026amp;mstk=AUtExfCMTfez3PWgQ-RkV87bVwhcpUWEVchoPLNA8oUn7Wt4z9VuAA_-Q-U2KbX30DUg0Ui1B0YeS9cCseottBSHBHCFvSwfTMnO_zZN0CSQTz0BBeyCp5sjD7uL2dlLBDxh-rHHKgXW4pAf8ozEQ6iRMTWlk4lSyO2OPE3bi8iSkb44_gl-_dKojuK9A9Aw00xm_tJs4YXGTXjuO2UjNDOtlpJ71dMT_HrLOKjseJ6wqlm5VjGg80tgZ8YTucuoHCQMDuebMJGyRvol-dFQUwugxLE5k2rI0_By1o1V3a1F-lqGXQ\u0026amp;csui=3\" data-processed=\"true\" data-hveid=\"CAEQAQ\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjB2Pnp6JGQAxUuTEEAHdqvN_YQgK4QegQIARAB\" data-wiz-uids=\"J01vfb_f\" class=\"GI370e\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as Japan's first malt whisky distillery, is the birthplace of Japanese whisky, a result of Torii's vision to create a unique whisky using a Japanese climate and pure water sources. 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