That dubious honor goes to toki a blend of malt and grain whisky from suntory s yamazaki hakushu.
Single malt japanese whisky brands.
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It s produced by blending whisky from many different casks all from the same distillery and it s the youngest whisky in the mix that gives the final age of the single malt.
Let s start with the easiest japanese whisky to get ahold of these days.
Winning jim murray s coveted whisky of the year award in 2015 and constantly ranking in the top 5 and 10 japanese whisky is no longer the discarded cousin of scotch whisky.
The single malt is a whisky made exclusively of malted barley from one distillery.
Statements like the hibiki 21 year and 30 year are widely considered some of the most delicious whiskies on the planet period.
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Japanese whisky has never been so popular see our full list of brands here.
With the likes of yamazaki hibiki nikka and taketsuru and many others now offering complex and innovative flavours japanese single malt whisky is a solid contender.
These are produced just like any single malt whisky distilled from nothing other than yeast water and malted barley at a single distillery before a maturation of at least three years and a day in oak casks.