Suntory Very Rare Old Expo’75 Japanese Blended Whisky (1975) 76cl

Suntory Very Rare Old Expo’75 76cl

Suntory are one of the founding fathers of Japanese whisky, established by Shinjirō Torii in 1899 as a wine store in Osaka. The venture was hugely successful, and the company was renamed Kotobukiya in 1921, which built its first distillery three years later, Yamazaki. The distillery produced both malt and grain whiskies which the company blended together, releasing its first Suntory White Label in 1929, the resulting popularity of which saw the firm renamed after it 1963. Expansion in the next decade saw the company move its grain production to a new Chita distillery in 1972, and open a second malt distillery, Hakushu, the following year. Suntory today has a large stake in both the bourbon and Scotch whisky industry, but remains at the forefront of its native whisky market too.A Japanese single blend from Suntory, originally launched to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the company.

These bottles would have been produced using malt and grain distilled at Yamazaki distillery. Suntory's grain whisky production was moved to Chita distillery during their expansion in the 1970s.

This is a unique special edition of the Very Rare Old blend to commemorate the Expo '75.

EXPO 75 in Okinawa

43% ABV

76cl