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Bottle archive / kansai

Yamazaki Distiller's Reserve

山崎ディスティラーズリザーブ

Allocated Meets the JSLMA standard

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What it costs in Japan

Observed shop / shelf price

¥11,000

700ml · tax basis not recorded

Static FX equivalent: about $73 at ¥150/$ (2026-08); not an overseas observation.

Our estimate · checked August 2026

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

$106

Observed price · checked August 2026
wine-searcher US average price, 750ml. Weaker than a single named retailer — it blends stores and states. Replace when a Total Wine listing is confirmed.

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

Is it Japanese whisky?

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

How it tastes

The no-age-statement Yamazaki, and the only one most people will realistically drink. Lighter and more red-fruited than the 12, without the sandalwood depth. A reasonable buy in Japan; often not one abroad.

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	No age statement
ABV	43%
Casks	American oak, Sherry, Mizunara
Best served	Neat, Highball
Our rating	85 / 100 (editorial)

Where to buy outside Japan

The Whisky Exchange

ships from UK

Master of Malt

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UK retailers ship to the US state by state, and the list changes. Check your state on the retailer's own site before ordering — any state list we published here would be out of date within months.