Japanese Whisky

A long-trailed whisky from Hakushu that has finally reached our shores - matured in first fill bourbon barrels to give a massively fruity dram.

A fantastic Japanese blend, made with aged malt and grain whiskies from Suntory's three distilleries. Spicy and sophisticated, this is great for catching people out at blind tastings and received a Gold 'Editor's Choice' award from Whisky Magazine & top prize in its category at the World Whisky Awards.
World Whiskies Awards 2012 - Best Japanese Blend 13 to 20 years

Full-bodied, fruity and complex, with some sherry character, hints of toffee and some polished malt. Deservedly popular.
World Whiskies Awards 2012 - Best Japanese Single Malt 12 years and under

A top-quality Japanese single malt whisky. This is absolutely superb stuff and must be tried by serious whisky aficionados.

Another winner from Nikka's Taketsuru range. This was named for the founder of the company, Masataka Taketsuru and is a big, bold full-bodied vatted whisky of truly exceptional depth, grace and balance.
World Whiskies Awards 2012 - Best Blended Malt Whisky

A vatting of single malt from the Hanyu distillery built by Ichiro Akuto's grandfather with malt from the Chichibu distillery built nearby by Ichiro himself. A deliciously nutty dram.

A 1980s bottling of Kakubin, Suntory's flagship blended whisky. Produced since 1937, it's name means 'square bottle'.

A long awaited whisky from Chichibu, combining their young but well developed style with peated barley for a rich and smoky Japanese dram.

A long awaited release from Ichiro Akuto's Chichibu distillery - their first whisky, aged for three years. It was a hit at the 2011 Whisky Show and the slow boat from Japan finally deposited it on our shores in early 2012.

'Sheer brilliance. An absolute must for anyone who regards himself a whisky connoisseur. 9.5/10' Jim Murray in Whisky Magazine, Dec 2000.

A top-quality malt from the Miyagikyo distillery (also sometimes known as Sendai). A previous batch of this managed a hugely impressive 92 points from Jim Murray.

February 2010 marked an extraordinary achievement for Nikka, as their Taketsuru 21yo scooped the title of 'World's Best Blended Malt Whisky' at the World Whiskies Awards for the third time in four years. Bravo, Nikka!


World Whiskies Awards 2012 - Best Non-Scotch Blended Malt 21 years and over
This is limited to ONE bottl

A 15yo from the legendary Hanyu distillery, which was closed and dismantled in 2000. This 46% bottling has been created from the stocks saved by Ichiro Akuto, who has built and launched a new distillery in the area called Chichibu. MAXIMUM 1 BOTTLE PER PERSON.

A wonderful example of what Japanese whisky is capable of. We absolutely love this. Extremely smooth, with great complexity and a lovely balance of fruit, silky malt and a touch of smoke.
San Francisco WSC - Best in Show - Double Gold Medal Winner

A special release from Ichiro Akuto - a single cask bottling of whisky from the final year of Hanyu distiller's operation. About 10 years old and bottled at cask strength without colouring or chill-filtration. A little slice of distilling history.

A special 2012 limited edition of 2000 vintage Hanyu from Ichiro Akuto, named 'The Whisky Talk' in honour of an event in Japan.

A 2002 vintage whisky from Nikka's Miyagikyo distillery, bottled in July 2012 from a single refill sherry butt.

A 1998 vintage edition of Nikka's Coffey Malt whisky - made from a mash of malted barley but then distilled in one of the company's continuous Coffey stills rather than the more usual pot still. This gives it a profile between grain and malt whisky, with lots of complexity.

A powerful cask strength 20 year old single malt from the Yoichi distillery that previously bested some very high-profile Scottish malts at a blind tasting in 2003 and received 95 points in Jim Murray's Whisky Bible.

A very limited bottling of Yamazaki, specially produced for the 2012 Tokyo International Bar Show. Distilled in 1999 and bottled in 2012 from a single cask after 12 years hidden away in the company's Ohmi aging cellar.