Suntory Ao Smoky Pleasure World Blended Whisky, 70cl, 43% ABV

Merging the unique flavor characteristics of five regions creates whisky with a personality all its own and the inclusion of smoky spirit in this one adds an extra layer for you to explore. The whiskies are hand-selected by Suntory chief blender Shinji Fuwa to make the best use of the individual flavor profiles offered by each.

Suntory are one of the founding fathers of Japanese whisky, established by Shinjirō Torii in 1899 as a wine store in Osaka. The venture was hugely successful, and the company was renamed Kotobukiya in 1921, which built its first distillery three years later, Yamazaki. The distillery produced both malt and grain whiskies which the company blended together, releasing its first Suntory White Label in 1929, the resulting popularity of which saw the firm renamed after it 1963. Expansion in the next decade saw the company move its grain production to a new Chita distillery in 1972, and open a second malt distillery, Hakushu, the following year. Suntory today has a large stake in both the bourbon and Scotch whisky industry, but remains at the forefront of its native whisky market too.