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The Yamazaki 18 has been named Supreme Champion Spirit at the prestigious International Spirits Challenge 2025. Photo illustration: Brad Japhe In late September, the International Spirits Challenge convened in London to reveal its annual list of the best bottles from across the globe. Founded in 1995, it’s one of the industry’s longest-running and most-trusted competitions. This legacy is forwarded into the future by a panel of leading drinks experts who blindly evaluate thousands of entries representing, today, more than 7o countries from six continents. The sheer number of spirit competitions crowding the field in 2025 is overwhelming, to be sure. To stand out, ISC does things a bit differently. Notably, at the conclusion of each competition, a “Supreme Champion Spirit” is awarded to the one expression that amasses the highest score across all categories of alcohol. This year that esteemed distinction was bestowed upon Yamazaki 18 Years Old – a highly coveted Japanese single malt from the House of Suntory. In praising the liquid, which can retail for as much as $800 a bottle in the United States, the judges at ISC noted its “exceptional smoothness paired with remarkable intensity of flavor.” More specifically, Yamazaki 18 stands out for its sophisticated union of dark fruit and sandalwood tonalities. In this regard it is the premiere testament to the distillery’s elevation of both Spanish oak as well as Mizunara cooperage; its dark fruit palate coming from the former, the incense-like complexities of its finish owed to the latter. It marks the third year in a row that the 102-year-old operation, located just outside of Osaka, has locked down “Supreme Champion” honors at the competition for one of its age stated offerings. In 2023, Yamazaki 25 Years Old held the highest scores. Last year, it was Yamazaki 12 Years Old. An unprecedented…

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