A Suntory blend presented in a decanter made by Wedgwood, the English porcelain house from Stoke-on-Trent. It holds 750mL at 43% and was made for the Japanese market.
About This Whisky
The whisky is a blend built mainly on 25-year-old Yamazaki malt, with a mellow grain whisky aged for at least 20 years. The decanter itself is the draw: classic Wedgwood porcelain, made in England for a Japanese distiller. Expect a mature, rounded blend, with old malt giving dried fruit and oak and the grain adding softness.
Tasting Profile
- Nose: Dried fruit, honey and old oak, with a hint of incense.
- Palate: Rounded and mellow, with sherried fruit, vanilla and a soft, sweet grain body.
- Finish: Medium-long, with gentle spice and polished wood.
Serving & Food
If you open it, pour a small measure into a crystal tumbler and sip it neat or with a single ice cube. It suits after-dinner chocolates, a slice of fruit cake or roasted chestnuts.
How to Enjoy
Collectors of porcelain and whisky decanters, and a gift that links English craft with Japanese whisky.
Product Details
Producer: Suntory
Country: Japan
Category: Japanese blended whisky
Presentation: Wedgwood porcelain decanter
Market: Japan
ABV: 43%
Proof: 86
Volume: 750mL
About the Distillery
Shinjiro Torii opened a small wine shop in Osaka in 1899, and his sweet Akadama port wine made the business. In 1921 the company became Kotobukiya.
Kotobukiya released Suntory White Label in 1929, the first whisky made entirely in Japan, and the brand became so well known that the company took the Suntory name in 1963.