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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 1923 upon the opening of the country's first whisky distillery, Yamazaki. Broadly speaking, the style of Japanese whisky is more similar to that of Scotch whisky than other major styles ...
3. Nikka Whisky From The Barrel. Price: $59 Region: Japan Tasting Notes: Malt, peat, and spice ABV: 51.4% This Japanese blend earned Whisky Advocate’s top spot in its ranking of most exciting ...
Yamazaki distillery (Japanese: 山崎蒸溜所, Hepburn: Yamazaki jōryūsho) is a Japanese whisky distillery located in Shimamoto, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Opened in 1923, and owned by Suntory, it was Japan's first commercial whisky distillery. Seven thousand bottles of unblended malt whisky are on display in its "Whisky Library".
Nikka produces a wide variety of Japanese whiskies, ranging from ¥900 (per 700 ml bottle) Black Nikka sold in Japanese convenience stores, to the ¥15,750 (per 750 ml bottle) Nikka Single Cask. [3] In 2008, Yoichi 20 Year Old was voted best single malt at the World Whiskies Awards .
Last week, Sotheby's offered what it claimed was the most valuable collection of Japanese whisky at auction, headlined by a 52-year old bottle that sold for 300,000 pounds ($373,830).
White Oak distillery (Japanese: ホワイトオーク蒸溜所, Hepburn: Howaitoōku jōryūsho) is a Japanese whisky distillery. In operation since 1984, it is located in Akashi (明石市, Akashi-shi), a city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. [1] The distillery released its first single malt in late 2007, under the "Akashi" label. [2]
Hibiki Japanese Harmony (700ml) and Hibiki 17 years old (50ml) Hibiki (Japanese: 響) (meaning "resonance" [1] or "echo") is a premium blended whisky produced in Japan by Suntory Global Spirits, a subsidiary of Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd, which itself is a subsidiary of Suntory Holdings of Osaka, Japan. [2] [3] It has won several awards. [4]
Suntory is the maker of globally renowned Japanese whiskey brands such as Yamazaki and Hibiki and has owned Jim Beam since 2014 as part of a $16 billion acquisition.