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Yamazaki Distillery (山崎蒸溜所) is a Japanese whisky distillery located in Shimamoto, Osaka Prefecture, owned by Suntory. It was opened in 1923 and was Japan's first whisky distillery. Seven thousand bottles of unblended malt whisky are on display in the "Whisky Library".

== History ==
In 1923, Shinjiro Torii, the founder of Suntory and the father of Japanese whisky, built Japan’s first malt whisky distillery in the Vale of Yamazaki.
The distillery’s location on the outskirts of Japan’s ancient capital of Kyoto offered pure waters, diversity of climate and high humidity—the ideal environment for the maturation of good whisky.
Today, Suntory Yamazaki is the most popular single malt whisky in Japan and is enjoyed by whiskey connoisseurs around the world. Suntory Yamazaki is currently exported to more than 25 countries, including the United States.

== Production ==
* Yamazaki 10 years Suntory 40 %  
* Yamazaki 12 years Suntory 43 %  
* Yamazaki 18 years Suntory 43 % 
* Yamazaki 20 years Suntory Single Cask 1986/2006 60 % Mizunara - "The Owner's Cask"

== The taste ==
=== 12 Year Old ===
Yamazaki Single Malt 12-Year-Old Whisky "is a medium-bodied whisky with the aromas of dried fruits and honey. It has a delicate, mellow taste with a lingering, woody, dry finish."

=== 18 Year Old ===
Yamazaki Single Malt 18-Year-Old Whisky "is a full-bodied whisky with spicy cherry-like tones. The toffee aromatics of this copper-gold colored whisky offer a pleasant, long, dry finish."

There are other offerings outside of the US (which are the 12yr, 18yr, and 1984 which is limited to 300/2500 bottles), such as a 10, 25, 35 and a 50 year old. Some offerings are dated such as 1980, 1984, 1993, and lastly Puncheon and sherry offerings.

== Sources ==
* http://en.wikipedia.org