Despite initial skepticism and struggles, Torii’s persistence led to the creation of Suntory Whisky, widely known as Kakubin, in 1937, which quickly became a success and solidified Suntory’s ...
Shinjiro Torii, Suntory’s founder who is Nobuhiro’s great-grandfather, set about building Japan’s first malt whisky distillery, the Yamazaki Distillery in Osaka Prefecture, in fall 1923.
Beam Suntory is preparing to bring a series of showcase Japanese whisky pop-ups to its top duty-free and travel-retail locations around the world. The move follows a test promotion that took place ...