This 12 year old first came onto the market in 1984 and was the first seriously marketed japanese.
Whisky japanese.
Japan s whisky story begins in the early 20th century.
The creation and innovation unique to suntory whisky is revered among whisky lovers worldwide.
Two men are primarily responsible for the country s adoption of the dark distilled spirit.
The kamiki is a bottling that simply states use of rare japanese malt whiskies and the finest malt whiskies from the rest of the world which they fuse in a unique blend with the highest quality pure spring water from japan.
Suntory japanese whisky since 1923 suntory has pioneered the art of japanese whisky.
It also has suggestions of the mizunara oak casks in which it ages.
The name of this whiskey kaiyo means ocean in japanese.
Kamiki whisky 48 abv this is a bit of an odd one out.
The kurayoshi 12 years pure malt whisky.
Its aroma has hints of tropical fruits orange peel and other dried fruits.
From light and precise to smoky and fat its malts and blends offer a world of whisky in miniature.
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That dubious honor goes to toki a blend of malt and grain whisky from suntory s yamazaki hakushu.
Less than a century old and with only a handful of distilleries japanese whisky has moved fast to develop its own unique style or rather styles and has met with growing acclaim in the west in recent years.
That boutique y whisky company 21 years blended japanese whisky.
It is a malted barley whiskey with a dark gold color.
There he apprenticed at scotch whisky distilleries learning the finer points of distillation from masters in the.
The history of japanese whisky.
Let s start with the easiest japanese whisky to get ahold of these days.
Yamazaki is suntory s flagship single malt whisky from japan s first and oldest malt distillery.
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.
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.
In 1918 masataka taketsuru left japan for scotland.