Although japanese whisky has been produced for nearly a century it wasn t until the yamazaki single malt sherry cask 2013 took home the title of world s best whiskey in 2015 that heads turned.
Best japanese whisky to try.
Here are 11 bottles of japanese whisky that you should try at least once from the easy to the impossible to find.
10 japanese whiskies to try now.
The toffee coloured liquid has won the world s best blended whisky title at the world whisky awards consistently and a sample will prove why.
And 2008 including the coveted title of world s best blended whisky at the world whiskies awards.
Here are the 5 best japanese whiskies to stock in your home bar from the lauded yamazaki 12 year to a more price friendly but excellent akashi white oak.
But japanese whisky is quickly gaining traction.
Torii who started suntory and founded japan s first distillery in 1923 in yamazaki is best described as the man who sought to give japanese whisky its own identity.
Suntory hibiki japanese harmony.
Created from a mix of malt and grain whiskies across the suntory library then aged for 21 years this blend is a symphony of notes comparable to a single malt sherry cask whisky opening with caramel and vanilla then segueing into berries and a.
Suntory whisky toki let s start with the easiest japanese whisky to get ahold.