Whisky

Suntory Yamazaki 1982 Pure Malt Sherry Wood, bottled October 2007.

Yamazaki’s 1983 Sherry Wood was released in 1998, limited to 6.000 regular bottles and a undisclosed number of 180ml bottles of which this is one.

Yamazaki’s 1983 Sherry Wood was released in 1998, limited to 6.000 regular bottles.

Suntory Yamazaki Sougyou 1899 is a 1983 special release to celebrate the 60th year of Suntory being involved in whisky. Yamazaki was built in 1923 allthough it did not produce spirit until 1924.  The 1899 refers to the opening of Torii Shoten, Torii Shinjiro’s wine shop and start of what would become Suntory

Yamazaki’s Treasured Malt was distilled in 1985 and released shortly after the millennium. This one is a bit of a mystery….

This Suntory 1986 Vintage Malt, distilled at Yamazaki, was bottled in 2005 after aging some 19 years on a Sherry Hogshead.

Suntory Age Unknown is a 1989 limited release of 300 bottles, selected from the finest barrels in the Yamazaki aging warehouses in celebration of the life of Keizo Saji and his receipt of the Order of the Sacred Treasure. The whisky itself is beween 25 and 30 years old, but how old exactly is unknown, hence the catching name….

Suntory Age Unknown is a 1989 limited release of 300 bottles, selected from the finest barrels in the Yamazaki aging warehouses in celebration of the life of Keizo Saji and his receipt of the Order of the Sacred Treasure. This one however is even more special, nicknamed Henkotsu Nankotsu after a book written by Keizo Saji.

Suntory Vintage Malt 1989, released in 2005.

Suntory Vintage Malt 1990, released in 2004.

Suntory Pure Malt was released in March 1984 as a no-age-statement whisky, purportedly distilled in 1972 and as such Pure Malt should be 12 years old. According to chief blender Ken Sato the development of Pure Malt’s flavor profile took two years. Suntory would add a 12-year age statement to the label in 1986 and continue to release Pu...

This Suntory Vintage Malt 1991, distilled at Yamazaki, was bottled in 2005.

Suntory Yamazaki Pure Malt, bottled in 1992 in a decanter representing a Shamisen, a three-stringed traditional Japanese musical instrument derived from the Chinese sanxian. The Shamisen is played with a special plectrum called bachi.

This is part of the Suntory Instruments Collection which run from 1982 until 1995.

Yamazaki Pure Malt Tarudashi (straight from the barrel) Gensyu (original spirit) is a nas distillery-exclusive bottling, aged in Sherry casks.

This Suntory 1992 Vintage Malt, distilled at Yamazaki, was bottled in 2004

This is a cask strength Yamazaki 1993,  bottled in 2004 from a single White Oak Hogshead, limited to 600 bottles.