Featuring a set of four limited-release whiskies, the second edition of Suntory’s Tsukuriwake series puts the spotlight on ingredient and cask selection.
Remember the time — the years before the pandemic — when Japanese whisky fans were lamenting about the elusiveness of the Yamazaki 18 Year Old, one of Suntory’s flagship whiskies? Maybe you were part of that camp; you found yourself trundling into duty-free in some airport, your jetlagged mind suddenly invigorated by the task of looking out for that golden potion. Unless you got lucky, you usually left empty handed.
The Tsukuriwake series, which explores diverse whisky-making techniques, skipped a release last year but launched its 2024 edition in Singapore in July. It’s anyone’s guess if this series would turn into a regular biannual offering .
Andrew Pang, Suntory’s regional brand ambassador for Southeast Asia, said that out of the 1.2 million barrels in Suntory’s warehouses, less than one per cent of them are Mizunara barrels.The series’ non-age statement whiskies — the Yamazaki Islay Peated Malt and the Yamazaki Golden Promise — reflect the Tsukuriwake 2024’s focus on ingredient selection.
Pang noted that Suntory has used the Golden Promise barley since 2009. “It balances and stabilises the Yamazaki profile,” he said. The eponymous Yamazaki edition, which is aged in American oak, is made from 100 percent Golden Promise barley and builds on the classic Yamazaki taste by offering a creamier character, he added.
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