Suntory Special Reserve Whisky

Suntory Special Reserve is a blended malt rather than a single malt, a vatting of malt whisky from the Yamazaki distillery in Osaka and the forest distillery at Hakushu in Yamanashi, carrying no grain whisky. It joins Yamazaki's orchard fruit and rounded sweetness to Hakushu's fresh, green, herbal character, presenting Suntory's two malt distilleries together rather than a single site, in the balanced idiom the company has long pursued.

Matured in Ex-Bourbon oak, it leads with honey and ripe orchard fruit, vanilla and a gentle sweetness, with a fresh herbal lift from the Hakushu malt and the soft sandalwood incense note Suntory draws from Japanese oak threading the finish. The marriage of the two malts gives both depth and a green freshness, held in quiet balance. At 43% it stays smooth and rounded, a blended malt that reflects the layered, harmonious character Suntory aims for across its range.