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Whisky japan.
The kurayoshi 12 years pure malt whisky.
Taketsuru founded yoichi on hokkaido eleven years later.
Mars shinshu s claim to fame is that it is japan s highest altitude distillery located at just over 2 600 feet.
This easy drinking blended whisky from their extensive range is light in aroma and flavour making it a good option for newcomers to the whisky world or for lovers of cocktails who with this can serve a highball with a punch.
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Their yamazaki distillery which produces this whiskey is the oldest one in japan.
The history of distilling whisky here dates back to the 1940s although many.
Japanese whisky is a style of whisky developed and produced in japan whisky production in japan began around 1870 but the first commercial production was in 1924 upon the opening of the country s first distillery yamazaki broadly speaking the style of japanese whisky is more similar to that of scotch whisky than other major styles of whisky.
The kurayoshi 18 years pure malt whisky.
Hakushu distiller s reserve 70cl japan single malt whiskey 43 abv from the hakushu distillery in the foothills of mount kaikomagatake comes their distiller s reserve single malt whisky a no age stat.
The yamazaki whisky is another suntory product and is their flagship single malt offering.
However produced using the same methods as scotch whisky japanese whisky is not just a pale imitation of scotch and even less a simple ersatz unworthy of the name as an increasing number of connoisseurs who are now enjoying the flavours of japanese whisky have discovered.
Shinjiro established the suntory brand founding the first distillery in japan in 1923 yamazaki in the vale of yamazaki.
While there may be echoes of scotland in the distilleries of honshu and hokkaido the huge variety of production techniques produces multifaceted whiskies with an identity all their own.
Best japanese whisky to buy nikka days whisky 40 abv nikka dominates the japanese whisky market.
Whisky ウィスキー was introduced to japan after the end of the feudal era in the meiji period and the commercial production of domestic whisky started in the 1920s.
It contains malted barley and it is one of the country s best single malt whiskeys.
If the finer points of japanese culture can prove elusive to the western psyche much the same could be said for the country s whisky.
Shinjiro torii and masataka taketsuru.