Join the Lottery for a 55-Year Japanese Single Malt
Suntory’s Yamazaki taps into the worldwide popularity of whisky from Japan, which is facing shortages.
A bottle of the Yamazaki 55 single malt whiskey on display during a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 30,.
Photographer: Noriko Hayashi/BloombergThe newest bottle in the vaunted lineup of premium Japanese whiskies is more than 55 years old.
Japan’s oldest distillery will release Yamazaki 55 this summer with a supply so limited that owner Suntory Holdings Ltd. will release only 100 bottles. The price: a mere 3 million yen ($27,600).