20 Best Whiskeys to Try Before You Die

2. Yamazaki 18 Year Old

Insider Monkey Score: 18

Next up on our list of Top Whiskies to Try is another Japanese expression that has captivated the taste buds of enthusiasts everywhere. Around 80% of this award-winning single malt is matured in sherry butts, while the remaining spirit spent its years in American and Mizunara oak casks. Launched in 1992, this expression is an absolutely stunning marriage of fruit, oak, and smoky notes.

Yamazaki is Suntory’s flagship single malt whisky, from Japan’s first and oldest malt distillery.