{"title":"Japanese Whisky","description":"\u003cp\u003eJapanese whisky from the two houses that created the category. Suntory's Yamazaki and Hakushu single malts and the Hibiki blend; Nikka's Miyagikyo single malt and From The Barrel, a cask-strength blend that punches well above its 500mL.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorth knowing before you buy: Japan only tightened its labelling rules in 2021. Before that, a bottle could say Japanese whisky and contain spirit imported from Scotland or Canada. Everything on this page is distilled in Japan by Suntory or Nikka.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe house style leans soft and incense-like rather than smoky, helped by mizunara — Japanese oak, which gives sandalwood and coconut where American oak gives vanilla. Hakushu is the exception, lightly peated and greener.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"yamazaki-12-year-old","title":"Yamazaki 12 Year Old Single Malt Whisky","description":"\u003cp\u003eJapan's first commercial single malt, distilled at Suntory's Yamazaki distillery outside Kyoto, where three rivers meet and the humidity shapes how the spirit matures. Matured in a combination of American oak, Spanish oak and Japanese Mizunara — the last of these is what makes it unmistakably Japanese.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoft stone fruit and coconut on the nose, ripe peach and candied orange through the palate, and a long finish where the Mizunara turns towards incense and sandalwood. Drink it neat, or over a single large block of ice; Suntory's own preference is a highball with good soda.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"House of Suntory","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51572060881142,"sku":"SH-WHY-YAMAZAKI-12-YEAR-OLD-700","price":299.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0822\/4361\/7014\/files\/yamazaki-12-year-old-3.png?v=1788446470"},{"product_id":"hakushu-12-year-old","title":"Hakushu 12 Year Old Single Malt Whisky","description":"\u003cp\u003eSuntory's forest distillery, set high in the Southern Japanese Alps in Yamanashi and drawing its water from the granite of Mount Kaikomagatake. The spirit is lightly peated, which is unusual in Japanese whisky and gives Hakushu its green, herbal signature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFresh-cut apple and pear, basil and mint, and a wisp of smoke that arrives late rather than announcing itself. Bright and clean enough to drink neat in warm weather, and the classic base for a highball with a mint leaf.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"House of Suntory","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51572060913910,"sku":"SH-WHY-HAKUSHU-12-YEAR-OLD-700","price":309.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0822\/4361\/7014\/files\/hakushu-12-year-old-3.png?v=1788446469"},{"product_id":"nikka-from-the-barrel","title":"Nikka From The Barrel Japanese Whisky","description":"\u003cp\u003eA blend of malt and grain whiskies from Nikka's two distilleries, Yoichi and Miyagikyo, married in casks after blending and bottled at higher strength than most blends. The squat rectangular bottle is as recognisable as the whisky.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConcentrated and well-built — dried fruit, spice, toffee and a faint trace of smoke from the Yoichi component, with real weight on the palate. Widely held to be one of the best-value Japanese whiskies made.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nikka Whisky","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51572063076598,"sku":"SH-WHY-NIKKA-FROM-THE-BARREL-500","price":79.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0822\/4361\/7014\/files\/nikka-from-the-barrel.png?v=1788502381"},{"product_id":"nikka-miyagikyo-single-malt","title":"Nikka Miyagikyo Single Malt Whisky","description":"\u003cp\u003eNikka's second distillery, in a wooded valley near Sendai where Masataka Taketsuru chose the site for the softness of the water between two rivers. Miyagikyo is deliberately the gentler counterpart to Yoichi's coastal intensity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoft red fruit, malt and floral notes, with sherry sweetness and no peat to speak of. Elegant rather than powerful, and a good demonstration of how wide the Japanese single malt style actually runs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nikka Whisky","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51572063142134,"sku":"SH-WHY-NIKKA-MIYAGIKYO-SINGLE-MALT-700","price":129.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0822\/4361\/7014\/files\/nikka-single-malt-miyagikyo.webp?v=1788449821"},{"product_id":"hibiki-japanese-harmony","title":"Hibiki Japanese Harmony 700ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eSuntory's flagship blend, bringing together malt whiskies from Yamazaki and Hakushu with grain whisky from Chita. There is no age statement: the blend is built for balance rather than to showcase a number, which is the argument Hibiki has always made.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHoney, candied orange peel and white chocolate, with a thread of Mizunara oak incense underneath. Gentle and rounded, which makes it both a good introduction to Japanese whisky and a reliable gift. The 24-faceted bottle represents the hours of the day and the seasons of the old Japanese calendar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e700ml.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Suntory","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51585274839286,"sku":"SH-WHY-HIBIKI-JAPANESE-HARMONY-700ML-700","price":199.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0822\/4361\/7014\/files\/HibikiJapaneseHarmonyWhisky700ml-1.webp?v=1788531002"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.spirithaus.com.au\/collections\/japanese-whisky.oembed","provider":"SPIRITHAUS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}