Blended Special Reserve - Suntory Building Shaped Bottle
⏳ Drinking Window
As a distilled spirit, this bottling does not improve with bottle age and is stable indefinitely if kept sealed. Once opened, it is best consumed within 1 to 2 years.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled yakitori with tare sauce, premium dark chocolate, or smoked charcuterie.
✨ Technical Specifications
While categorized under 'Other' due to its spirit classification, this legendary release from Suntory is an iconic piece of Japanese distilling history. First introduced in 1969 to celebrate Suntory's 70th anniversary, the Special Reserve is a premium blended Japanese whisky. This highly collectible bottling is presented in a commemorative decanter sculpted to replicate the architectural design of the Suntory headquarters building. The blend itself is celebrated for its elegant complexity, incorporating key malt whiskies from the Hakushu and Yamazaki distilleries aged in American white oak. It represents the visionary spirit of Suntory's founder, Shinjiro Torii, who sought to harmonize Western distilling traditions with the delicate Japanese palate.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1923 by Suntory founder Shinjiro Torii, the Yamazaki Distillery stands at the foot of Mount Tennozan in Shimamoto, Osaka, as Japan's pioneering commercial malt whisky distillery. Situated where the Katsura, Uji, and Kizu rivers converge, the site was specifically selected for its exceptionally soft, pristine water and misty, humid microclimate that provides optimal conditions for barrel maturation. Yamazaki is renowned for its versatile production methodology, deploying washbacks of both wood and stainless steel, uniquely shaped copper pot stills, and a diverse cask regime featuring Japanese Mizunara oak, American oak, and Spanish ex-sherry butts. The distillery is celebrated globally for its layered, multi-dimensional single malt whiskies, most famously its flagship 12- and 18-Year-Old expressions characterized by complex notes of tropical fruit, sandalwood, and delicate spice.