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Suntory Yamazaki Distillery reopens.[November 1,2023]

Hakushu Distillery has just reopened and Yamazaki Distillery will also reopen for tours next month on November 1. This year is 2023, 100 years after the Yamazaki distillery was built. We will report on what has changed at the Yamazaki Distillery and the current status of reservations for tours during this renovation project, which is also the conclusion of the millennium year.
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“Yamazaki Aged 25 Years” and “Hibiki 30 Years Old” won at the International Spirits Challenge 2023. Other GOLD and above award-winning products are also introduced.

Suntory's "Yamazaki Aged 25 Years" won the "Supreme Champion Spirit" award, the highest award in all categories, for the first time at the "ISC", a world-class liquor competition. Many other Japanese whiskies won awards. A list of Gold and above award-winning products are introduced here.
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Hibiki Japanese Harmony unveils the design for the 100th anniversary bottle of Hibiki 21 Years Old

Suntory Global website has released the designs of "Hibiki Japanese Harmony Anniversary Edition" and "Hibiki 21 Years Old Anniversary Edition" to commemorate the 100th anniversary of whisky making.
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Japanese Whiskey “Fuji” to expand overseas sales.

Kirin Brewery will more than triple the number of countries in which it sells Japanese whiskey, which is growing in popularity around the world. Kirin Brewery announced a partnership with Pernod Ricard, a world-class French wine maker. Fuji, a high-priced whiskey currently exported to five countries including the U.S., will be expanded to 18 countries through Pernod Ricard.
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[ISC2023] International Spirits Challenge 2023 Award Winners Announced

The 28th International Spirits Competition was held in London this year. More than 2,200 spirits were entered from about 70 countries around the world, and among them, we would like to introduce 38 Japanese whiskies that won the Double Gold and Gold awards.
Whisky Review

[Review]HIBIKI BLOSSOM HARMONY 2023

This special "HIBIKI" is a blend of a wide variety of unblended whisky that has been aged well over the course of four seasons and rare whisky  that has been post-aged in cherry blossom casks.
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Suntory Yamazaki Distillery:Visit Report

One hundred years ago, Shinjiro Torii and Masataka Taketsuru of Kotobukiya (now Suntory) paid a visit to the Suntory Yamazaki Distillery, which was built on the border of Kyoto and Osaka prefectures, as a paid tour. Here is a report on the tour, the Yamazaki Whisky Pavilion, and their impressions.
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San Francisco Spirits Competition 2023: List of Award Winning Products

The results of "SFWSC 2023", another year of turbulence, have been announced. Japanese whisky, standard whisky, up-and-coming whisky, and even whisky that you may not know where it comes from! We will also delve deep into the whiskies that are not so easy to find, and explain them from our own unique perspective!
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Chapter 4. Shinjiro Torii Part 2

A look at the life of Shinjiro Torii, who devoted himself to the spread of Japanese whiskey culture, from joining Masataka Taketsuru and completing the Yamazaki distillery to the masterpiece Old and his last work, Royal.
Whisky Review

[Review] Ao SMOKY PLEASURE

It has a good balance of smoky malt, bourbon and Canadian malt, with citrus and vanilla sweetness as much as smokiness