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ThethoughtsbehindHibiki
“MakingwhiskywithJapanesesensibilitiesthatwillbelovedaroundtheworld.”
ItwasthedreamofSuntoryfounderShinjiroToriithatpavedthewayforthehistoryofwhiskymakinginJapan.In1923,ShinjirobeganconstructionofJapan’sfirstwhiskydistilleryinYamazaki,ontheoutskirtsofKyoto.LearningfromauthenticScottishmethods,hebeganaprocessoftrialanderrortocreateaflavorthatwouldsuitthedelicatetasteoftheJapanesepeopleinJapan’sclimateandenvironment.
TobeacceptedbypeopleatthetimewhowereunfamiliarwithWesternliquor,itwasessentialtohaveanexcellentblendthatcapturedthetrendsandtastesofthetimes.Blessedwithsuchasharpsensibilitythathewascalledthe”noseofOsaka,”Shinjirocreatedanumberofblendedwhiskies,including”Shirofuda,””Kakubin,””Old,”
and”Royal,”andrefinedthemalongwiththeJapanesepalate.
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