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Bottle archive / kansai

Yamazaki 12 Year Old

山崎12年

Allocated Meets the JSLMA standard

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What it costs in Japan

Official suggested retail price

¥16,000

700ml · pre-tax

Static FX equivalent: about $107 at ¥150/$ (2026-08); not a US retail quote.

Producer stated · checked September 28, 2026 · source
Suntory suggested retail price for the 700ml bottle. This is MSRP, not an observed shop transaction price.

No observed Japanese shop price is recorded; the MSRP above is not used as a transaction price.

Observed shop / shelf price · 750ml · tax basis not recorded

$180

Observed price · checked May 1, 2026
North Carolina ABC Commission published retail price, 750ml, effective May 1, 2026. Kept distinct from the 700ml Japanese MSRP.

No markup multiple is shown unless both the Japan and overseas values are observed transaction/shelf prices with dated provenance.

Can you actually buy it here?

Shops receive limited quantities. Sells out, but turns up if you look.

Our estimate · checked August 2026
Turns up in department stores and specialist shops, rarely in supermarkets.

Is it Japanese whisky?

Mashed, fermented, distilled, matured and bottled in Japan, per the Japan Spirits & Liqueurs Makers Association standard.

How it tastes

Mizunara, American oak and sherry-cask influences are part of the official profile. Our flavor scores and 88/100 rating are editorial. The Japanese price shown here is Suntory's 700ml suggested retail price; we do not publish a Japan street-price observation for this bottle until we have a dated, checkable shop source.

Peat

Sweetness

Fruit

Spice

Oak

Smoke

Complexity

Body

Our estimates, scored the same way across every bottle so they can be compared.

Specification

Producer	Yamazaki Distillery
Region	Kansai
Type	Single Malt
Age	12 years
ABV	43%
Casks	American oak, Sherry, Mizunara
Best served	Neat, Large rock
Our rating	88 / 100 (editorial)

Where to buy outside Japan

The Whisky Exchange

ships from UK

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