Back in June, Suntory stunned us by giving us a brand new option to take pleasure in their Hakushu whisky — in a can.
Now, the esteemed whisky maker is following up with one other canned model of considered one of their classics, this time canning their Yamazaki whisky. It’s all a part of the 100-year anniversary celebrations, marking a century since Suntory’s founder started whisky-making operations.
Our whisky-loving reporter Okay. Masami has been eagerly awaiting this new launch since she first heard about it just a few months again, however when she went out to search for it when it was launched on August 8, she couldn’t discover it anyplace.
As time progressed, Masami started to worry that she could have missed her alternative to strive the brand new drink to its apparent recognition, however finally, to her absolute delight, she was capable of finding one at a comfort retailer, priced at 600 yen plus tax.
While this would possibly sound costly for a 350-milliliter can, as of August 17, the bottom value for a 180-milliliter bottle of Hakushu on Amazon is 2,800 yen, whereas the bottom value for a 180-milliliter bottle of Yamazaki is 3,565 yen, which makes the can an excellent deal.
Masami had been extremely glad with the can of Hakushu she tried again in June, so she had excessive expectations for this may of Yamazaki. It’s beneficial to drink the highball with ice, so she poured it right into a glass with ice, and when she did, the distinctive scent of Yamazaki hit her nostrils, and that alone was sufficient to fulfill her.
▼ However, when she drank it, she could be in for a fair higher deal with.
The Yamazaki had a faint sweetness, a stunning taste, and an easy-to-drink, refreshing style. It was completely scrumptious! With Japanese whisky being so arduous to get lately, Masami started to want Suntory would produce extra canned whiskies, provided that they achieve this nicely to supply highball cans of such prime quality. In reality, she reckons the corporate would do nicely to place extra effort into producing cans quite than bottles, however first she wanted to strive her personal home made model to match.
As talked about earlier, the Yamazaki bottle above was costly, so it felt like a waste to open it. There wasn’t a lot there so she was glad to make use of solely small glasses for the tasting, however she nonetheless made positive to place an ample quantity in, with ice and soda to make sure a fair tasting.
However, when she sipped her highball, it simply wasn’t nearly as good because the one within the can. It was barely darker in colour, and barely stronger in style, which put the steadiness off. However, the well-rounded depth of taste within the canned model was unimaginable — a real testomony to Suntory’s talent with whisky.
Her solely criticism in regards to the can was how arduous it was to get, and with solely a restricted amount being made, Masami could by no means be capable to discover one other one once more.
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