Yamazaki, along with Hakushu, make up Suntory's malt-whisky production operations.(Chita handles grain whisky, which is a key component of the Hibiki blend.) Both distilleries utilize a variety of ...

Japanese whisky may not have become popular in the West until this century, but the Japanese have been perfecting the art of Scotch-style whisky-making for a lot longer than that. 2023 marks the 100th ...

This is classic Yamazaki whisky. The juice is made from malt whisky that is aged in large puncheon barrels (480 liters, compared to around 200 liters for a standard barrel).

Shinjiro Torii, Suntory’s founder who is Nobuhiro’s great-grandfather, set about building Japan’s first malt whisky distillery, the Yamazaki Distillery in Osaka Prefecture, in fall 1923.

In comparison with the Yamazaki brand, the Hakushu distillery describes itself as more “verdant” and reflective of the distillery’s natural terroir, “nestled deep in Mt. Kaikomagatake.” ...

Let’s start with the Yamazaki offering. To be clear, an 18-year-old expression from the distillery already sits on shelves as part of the brand’s core portfolio.

Japanese whisky has been gradually ascending, finding its way into American drinking culture. Back in 2019, Legent—the collaborative bourbon distilled by Fred Noe, seventh-generation master ...