Blended japanese whiskies are becoming more available and many are excellent a few years back japanese whisky exploded in popularity outside of japan catching the distilleries off guard.
Best japanese whiskeys.
Japanese whisky was generally available in asia and europe until the late 1980s.
And the best one that isn t in the last few years japanese whisky has made huge strides on the global stage.
That extends well past the distinctive bottles to the spirits therein which commonly deliver luscious notes of fruit.
In 2004 yamazaki whisky was introduced to the united states.
Whiskey drinkers around the world began to take note of japanese whiskeys as they have won international acclaim in competitions.
While it was once a forgotten country for spirits japan is home to some of the best distilleries in the world including suntory s yamazaki distillery distiller of jim murray s 2015 world whisky of the year.
In 2001 whisky magazine proclaimed nikka s 10 year yoichi whisky as the best of the best.
In 2001 the yamazaki single malt arrived in america.
And while comparisons to scotch are basically inevitable don t take that to mean japan s finest expressions aren t utterly unique in their own right.
Although japanese whisky has been produced for nearly a century it wasn t until the yamazaki single malt sherry cask 2013 took home the title of world s best whiskey in 2015 that heads turned.
In 2003 the nikka 10 year yoichi single malt won the best of the best at the whisky magazine awards.
9 best japanese whiskies.
Here are the 5 best japanese whiskies to stock in your home bar from the lauded yamazaki 12 year to a more price friendly but excellent akashi white oak.
The 9 best japanese whiskies available in the u s.