The Home of Suntory has launched Legent Yamazaki Cask End Mix.
Along with alternatives of bourbon aged in French oak wine casks and Spanish oak sherry casks, the mix additionally features a choice of bourbon aged in Spanish oak sherry casks beforehand used to mature the corporate’s flagship Yamazaki Single Malt Japanese whisky.
Legent Yamazaki Cask End Mix begins as Kentucky straight bourbon constituted of American grain. After ageing eight years in Kentucky, it traveled to Kyoto for ending and mixing on the Yamazaki Distillery.
The ensuing 57% ABV mix has oaky heat, clean brightness, and a end with hints of spice, the corporate says. Will probably be accessible for a restricted time solely on-line and at choose areas within the U.S., Canada, Germany, and International Journey Retail for a prompt retail worth of $199.99 per 750-ml. bottle.
This yr marks the a centesimal anniversary of Suntory Whisky and the institution of Yamazaki Distillery. Legent Bourbon, launched in 2019, was the primary innovation from Fred Noe, seventh-generation Grasp Distiller on the James B. Beam Distilling Co. and Shinji Fukuyo, fifth-generation Chief Blender of Suntory Whisky, and the primary Kentucky straight bourbon to be blended with Japanese experience.
Suntory acquired Beam in 2014.
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