Suntory Ao World Whisky 700Ml

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SUNTAOWWNV UCAU
  • A blend of whiskies from the world's five big whisky regions: Scotland, Ireland, USA, Canada, and Japan
  • Since 1923, Suntory has been renowned as the pioneer of Japanese whisky for its House of Master Blenders and for their Art of Blending
  • A vivid, elegant, yet deep profile, with a sweetness that gently pervades with a pleasantly sharp finish.
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    $279.99
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Editors notes

Suntory has released this new blended whisky to help with the transparency in Japanese whisky markets. Suntory World Whisky AO features whisky produced at the companies distilleries in five major whisky-producing regions – Scotland, Ireland, America, Canada and Japan.

The company owns a number of global distilleries, including Bowmore, Laphroaig and Auchentoshan in Scotland, Kilbeggan and Cooley in Ireland, and the Yamazaki and Hakushu distilleries in Japan.

AO which translates to ‘blue’ in Japanese has a ‘complicated and rich’ flavour which is ‘comfortably smoky’.

A vivid, elegant, yet deep profile, with a sweetness that gently pervades with a pleasantly sharp finish.

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Tasting Profile

  • Light (Light)
    Full (Full)
  • Sweet (Sweet)
    Dry (Dry)
  • Aroma
    • Cedar
    • Leather
    • Smoky
  • Palate
    • Cedar
    • Leather
    • Smoky

Food Pairings

  • Cheese

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Japan

Although Japan has a long history of viticulture and grape cultivation for table consumption, domestic wine production with locally produced grapes is much more recent (late 19th century). Today, more than 200 wineries exist in Japan. The Japanese are producing wines in a range of climates and areas throughout the country, from mountains and valleys to coastal areas, with Japan generally seeing more rainfall and humidity than the major wine-producing areas of Europe. The main winemaking region, which accounts for roughly one-third of domestic production, is in Yamanashi Prefecture. Other regions include Hokkaido, Nagano, and Yamagata. Japan cultivates a wide range of grape varieties; however, most of these are for table consumption, with only a small percentage used in domestic winemaking. Though technically no grapevines are native to Japan, the Koshu white wine grape has evolved locally over the centuries, and many consider it an indigenous variety. Koshu generally boasts citrus aromas, including grapefruit and lemon, light acidity, and lower alcohol. Other varieties include Muscat Bailey A, a red grape; Merlot; Chardonnay; Cabernet; Kerner; and Sauvignon Blanc.

Japan Multi Regional

Until October 2018, there were few rules regulating labelling on Japanese wines in Japan’s quickly burgeoning wine industry. This proved confusing for many consumers, who had little information to identify what was in a given bottle of domestic wine. What’s more, some ‘Japanese’ wines comprised local grapes blended with imported grapes. These recent regulations now serve as a foundation for an appellation system that requires where grapes are grown to appear on wine labels. This, too, is not without its challenges, as many wineries don’t own their own vineyards and still source fruit from multiple regions. With these rules, however, only wines made from 100%-domestically-grown grapes can say ‘Japanese wine’ on the label. The rules have also established a new geographical indication system that restricts the use of place names to wines that consist of at least 85% of fruit from that place. Plus, if a Japanese wine wants to include the grape varietal on the label, there must be more than 85% of the varietal in that wine.

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About the brand Suntory Kakubin

Dating back to 1899, the dream of Shinjiro Torii to craft a Japanese whiskey that rivals scotch was born. Dozens of years have now passed since Suntory began creating Yamazaki Single Malt Whisky in the outskirts of Kyoto. In 1937, Kakubin was created as a Japanese whisky, tailored to the delicate Japanese palate and its distinctive character has proven popular around the world.

Suntory not only produces unique and distinctive whiskey but is also a passionate provider of fine wines. Suntory maintains holdings in one of Bordeaux’s esteemed estates, Chateau Lagrange. Chateau Lagrange made numerous improvements in 2008 and underwent extensive renovations again that included modernizing their entire wine making facilities and cellars in 2013. All the effort and investment expended by Suntory has allowed Chateau Lagrange to produce a much better wine.

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