Yamazaki Suntory Pure Malt 1980s

This rare bottling hails from the 1980s.

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.

First introduced in 1984, the Yamazaki 12 year old was Japan's first seriously marketed single malt, we belive this non-age statment was released alongside this.