Yamazaki – Suntory Excellence Japanese Sherry Cask Matured Pure Malt Whisky (1970s) (76cl, 43%)

This is a Yamazaki blended malt from the 1970s, labelled Suntory Excellence, in a 76cl bottle at 43%. The malt was distilled and vatted at Yamazaki and matured in sherry-cured oak barrels, and the label carries an unusual Scottish clan-style heraldic design. Yamazaki was established in 1923 by Shinjiro Torii as Japan's first malt whisky distillery. Suntory moved its grain whisky production to Chita during its expansion in the 1970s, so bottles from this period would have been made with malt distilled at Yamazaki.