2024 Suntory Yamazaki 'Islay Peated' Single Malt Whisky 700ml

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The oldest distillery in Japan, Yamazaki Distillery, from the House of Suntory. The founding house of Japanese Whisky. "Tsukuriwake" Selection Suntory Whisky was founded in 1923 by Shinjiro Torii. For over three generations, Suntory's master blenders have devoted themselves to pursuing the harmony of Japanese nature and craftsmanship. Shaped through masterful technique and served with a reverance for Japanese omotenashi, Suntory whiskies are among the most awarded and admired in the world. Yamazaki is the pioneer of single malt Japanese whisky, born in Japan's first and oldest malt distillery. Established in 1923 by Suntory's founder Shinjiro Torii, the Yamazaki Distillery is the birthplace of Japanese whisky. Nestled roudly on the periphery of Kyoto, in a region formerly known as "Minaseno," Yamazaki is renowned for its soft waters. This incomparable quality, combined with Yamazaki's unique misty climate of varying temperature and humidity, provides the ideal conditions for making whisky. Here, its artisans pursue their founder's legacy through the art of "Tsukuriwake" -- the diversity in the making. Diverse fermentation, distillation and maturation techniques create the blending opportunitues that are essential to achieving the signature subtle, refined and complex taste that is the Yamazaki Single Malt Japanese Whisky. Deep and multi-layered, Yamazaki is embraces as the authority of single malt Japanese whisky from the award winning House of Suntory Whisky. Yamazaki Single Malt Whisky has been revered for its profound and spiritual nature, its complexity and multi-layered nuance. The depth of commitment and artisanship is a result of years of experimentation, trials and errors, dreams and disappointment. Innovation in a world of single malt tradition takes courage and bravery. The Tsukuriwake approach, with its emphasis on diversity of making, is at the heart of Yamazaki. Creating with vision; using ingredients, aging, woods and processes to expand and explore the full range of expressions, of what a single malt can be. We invite you to explore these explorations in our whisky.