Japanese whisky was generally available in asia and europe until the late 1980s.
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Whiskey drinkers around the world began to take note of japanese whiskeys as they have won international acclaim in competitions.
Suntory whisky is undoubtedly one of the best japanese whiskey and easy to get a hold of these days.
Blended japanese whiskies are becoming more available and many are excellent a few years back japanese whisky exploded in popularity outside of japan catching the distilleries off guard.
Toki distributes this amazing liquor that is a blend of malt and grain whisky from suntory s yamazaki chita and hakushu distilleries.
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That extends well past the distinctive bottles to the spirits therein which commonly deliver luscious notes of fruit.
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In 2004 yamazaki whisky was introduced to the united states.
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.
Currently available at the hottest bar near you the best japanese whisky brands offer delicious bang for your big bucks.
In 2001 the yamazaki single malt arrived in america.
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.
In 2003 the nikka 10 year yoichi single malt won the best of the best at the whisky magazine awards.
The place of japanese whisky even 10 or 20 years ago was to be something of a curio amongst a very small set of aficionados.
Choose from single malt blended aged and peated.
And while comparisons to scotch are basically inevitable don t take that to mean japan s finest expressions aren t utterly unique in their own right.