Southern California Whiskey Club is having a unique tasting of five single cask, cask-strength Yamazaki samples with brand ambassador Jonathan Armstrong. This is a deep dive into specific cask types; White Oak, Spanish Sherry, and Japanese Mizunara Oak for example, that are exclusive to this blind-format tasting. These rare cask strength component samples are unavailable except through the generosity of Beam Suntory.
 

line-up:

1. Yamazaki I
2. Yamazaki II
3. Yamazaki III
4. Yamazaki IV
5. Yamazaki V

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about the distillery:

The Yamazaki Distillery is Japan’s first and oldest malt whisky distillery established in 1923 by Suntory's founder Shinjiro Torii. Inspired by traditional Scottish whisky, Torii envisioned a Japanese approach by choosing a terrain and climate completely different to those of Scotland to create a unique kind of whisky. The Yamazaki Distillery is thus the birthplace of Japanese whisky. Nestled proudly on the periphery of Kyoto, this region was formerly referred to as "Minaseno", where one of the purest waters of Japan originates. This event is for everyone interested in whisky, from veteran connoisseurs to beginners, and will include a short Japanese whisky 101 portion to provide an introduction to the category.  [link]

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note:

Zoom information is on the placemat + SCWC website page

sample size = .75oz

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Big thanks to Jonathan Armstrong for making this happen!