Exclusive Japanese Whisky Auction

Suntory The Peninsula 2014

​A mature and heavily-sherried Japanese blend produced by Suntory for The Peninsula luxury hotel in Tokyo.

Rumoured to contain some very old Japanese single malt, which is exciting as Suntory own both Yamazaki and Hakushu.

Suntory Blended Whisky Limited Edition Houga

A Suntory release of blended whiskies apparently including vintage sherry casked malt and grain from Hakushu, Chita and Yamazaki, dating as far back as 1984.  

Bottled for the Kinko Liquor Store. 

One of 500 Bottles.

Nikka Matsuo Bashō Decanter

A beautiful bottle of Nikka celebrating the Japanese Haiku poet, Matsuo Bashō (1644 - 1694)

Each side of the decanter displays a different Haiku.

• SIDE 1 - \"When I see the flowers on a rainy day, I can feel the beauty which everyone tells\"
• SIDE 2 - \"I can only hear the sound of a butterfly which pervading on the stone since it's very quiet.\"
• SIDE 3 - \"Women's hand when they're doing rice planting looks like doing dyeing work.\"
• SIDE 4 - \"It's hard to find Kasa Island because of the rain in May.\"

Nikka 1995 Coffey Grain Single Cask #112051 / LMDW 60th Anniversary

This single cask Nikka Coffey Grain was distilled on 20th February 1995 and bottled from single cask #112051 for La Maison du Whisky in celebration of their 60th anniversary.

Nikka Coffey grain was originally produced at Nikka's Nishinomiya distillery in Kansai before being moved to Miyagikuo, Sendai in 1999. 

Warehouse #18.

Sanmi-Ittai Pure Malt Single Cask #9585 & #9586 2 x 70cl

A blended malt whisky from Toashuzo Co, the proprietors of the now legendary closed distillery, Hanyu. Sanmi-Ittai is Japanese for the latin term Trinitas, in reference to the three founders of the distillery in the 1940s. The trinity comprised Shimazaki and Inoue (both still credited as blenders for Toashuzo's Golden Horse brand), and a Mr Akuto, the grandfather of Chichibu distillery founder, Ichiro Akuto.

Sanmit-Ittai is a blended from one of the final remaining Hanyu casks, and selected other malt whiskies of an undisclosed origin, further matured in a series of other single casks.

This lot contains cask #9585 and #9586.

This lot has a 2 bottle shipping fee.

Sanmi-Ittai Pure Malt Single Cask #9585 & #9586 2 x 70cl

A blended malt whisky from Toashuzo Co, the proprietors of the now legendary closed distillery, Hanyu. Sanmi-Ittai is Japanese for the latin term Trinitas, in reference to the three founders of the distillery in the 1940s. The trinity comprised Shimazaki and Inoue (both still credited as blenders for Toashuzo's Golden Horse brand), and a Mr Akuto, the grandfather of Chichibu distillery founder, Ichiro Akuto.

Sanmit-Ittai is a blended from one of the final remaining Hanyu casks, and selected other malt whiskies of an undisclosed origin, further matured in a series of other single casks.

This lot contains cask #9585 and #9586.

This lot has a 2 bottle shipping fee.

Saburomaru 1994 Heavily Peated 50cl

Wakatsuru Shozou own Saburomaru Distillery, which had been producing limited amounts of whisky since the 1950s but had long since fallen into disrepair when restoration work began in 2016.

As such, it is unclear where this 1994 vintage Japanese single malt was actually distilled, but it is heavily peated to 50ppm and bottled in 2016.

Matured in bourbon barrels.

Suntory Whisky Bear Miniature 2 x 8cl

Two lovely Suntory whisky miniatures in the shape of a bear

\"Especially for you\"

Nikka Tsuru 17 Year Old ​

Nikka's new Tsuru 17 year old blend is becoming increasingly sought after, particularly following awards such as 'Best Japanese Blended Whisky between 13 and 20 Years' from the World Whisky Awards.

Direct from Nikka's website : 

\"Nikka Whisky founder Masataka Taketsuru, known as the \"father of Japanese whisky,\" brought together all his passion and know-how to create Tsuru blended whisky. Over 17 years, this highly refined blend has been honed further by the hands of time to be reborn as the pinnacle of Nikka whisky. Its dignified nobility shrouded in delicate grace is the very essence of Nikka.\"

Shizoka 2019 Blackadder New Make 3 x 20cl 

Foundered in 2016 by Giai Flow, the Shizoka distillery is located in the city that shares its name. A year before production began, Gaia bought the distilling equipment previously used by the legendary Karuizawa distillery, which was dismantled in 2011. The equipment was purchased as is, but only one of the four stills can be used. The other three were simply too old. However, they are displayed at the new site as a tribute to the legendary Karuizawa distillery. The grain mill and barrel hoop driving machine were also salvaged. 

The distillery also has two new Forsyths stills which are currently the only stills in the world that are wood fired.

The following three 20cl bottles where produced by Blackadder and distributed at the Whisky Fair which took place in Limburg, Germany in 2019. The bottles included are...

• Shizuoka New Make Wine Cask, 19 Months Matured 63.1%
• Shizuoka New Make Karuizawa Still, Unpeated 64.1%
• Shizuoka New Make Wood Fired Still, Unpeated 64.2%

Nikka Gold and Gold Samurai

Originally only available in the Japanese duty free market, this Nikka blend is adorned by a Samurai.

Gold and Gold is a blend of pot and coffey still whiskies from Nikka's distilleries.

Sanmi-Ittai Pure Malt Single Cask #9586

A blended malt whisky from Toashuzo Co, the proprietors of the now legendary closed distillery, Hanyu. Sanmi-Ittai is a Japanese translation of the Latin, Trinitas, in reference to the three founders of the distillery in the 1940s. The trinity comprised Shimazaki, Inoue (both still credited as blenders for Toashuzo's Golden Horse brand), and a Mr Akuto, the grandfather of Chichibu distillery founder, Ichiro Akuto.

Sanmi-Ittai is blended from one of the final remaining Hanyu casks, and selected other malt whiskies of an undisclosed origin, further matured in a series of other single casks.

Shinobu Pure Malt Mizunara Oak / Connoisseur Society

A Japanese pure malt whisky matured in Mizunara oak.

Bottled exclusively for the Taiwanese based Connoisseur Society.

Nikka Drinks by the Dram Miniatures 10 x 3cl

• All malt 40%
• Taketsuru 43%
• 12 year old 43%
• Taketsuru 21 year old 43%
• Pure malt Red 43%
• Coffey grain whisky 45%
• From the Barrel 51.4%
• Pure malt Black 43%
• Coffey malt 45%
• Blended whisky 40%

Nikka Coffey Grain

A single grain whisky produced by Nikka.

Nikka Coffey Grain was originally produced at Nikka's Nishinomiya distillery in Kansai before being moved to Miyagikyo, Sendai in 1999.

Shinobu Pure Malt Mizunara Oak / Connoisseur Society

A Japanese pure malt whisky matured in Mizunara oak.

Bottled exclusively for the Taiwanese based Connoisseur Society.

Shinshu Karuizawa Club 72cl

A blend produced and bottled at Shinshu distillery. This was bottled for the Karuizawa Club in Hotel Karuizawa. 

Japanese Drinks by the Dram Miniatures 8 x 3cl

• Kurayoshi Sherry cask 43%
• Kirin Fuji-Sanroku 50%
• Kura Pure Malt 40%
• Kamiki 48%
• Hakushu Distillers Reserve 43%
• Kurayoshi Pure Malt 43%
• Yamazakura 40%
• Yamazaki Distillers Reserve 43%

Suntory Hokuto & Torys Miniature 2 x 5cl

• Hokuto is a 12 year old blended malt whisky introduced to the market in 2004 proved too popular, and was unfortunately discontinued in 2010.
• Torys is known as the \"sister product of Suntory Whisky\" and is lighter in strength than the standard releases.

Japanese Drinks by the Dram Miniatures 4 x 3cl

• Hibiki Japanese Harmony 43%
• White Oak Akashi 40%
• Kaiyo Cask Strength Mizunara Oak 53%
• Mars Maltage Cosmo 43%