Yamazaki 2009 Golden Promise 50cl / The Essence of Suntory

Suntory’s flagship distillery, Yamazaki was founded by Shinjiro Torii in 1923. The town of Yamazaki was chosen to be the site of Japan’s first commercial distillery due to its very ‘Scottish’ climate, and with it being an area where three rivers converge. In its early days, Yamazaki produced both malt and grain for Suntory's blends, but the opening of the Chita distillery in 1972 allowed the company to focus on its single malt brand. It is now one of the world's most desirable. The first spirit ran from the stills in 1924, on 11th November at 11:11am

This single malt has been made using Golden Promise barley which was made famous by the likes of Macallan and Karuizawa. It has been aged for 11 years in ex-American oak casks.

It was bottled as part of the 5th volume of the Essence of Suntory series which was released in late 2021.