Suntory Whisky History
Suntory was started by Shinjirō Torii, who first opened his store Torii Shōten in Osaka on February 1, 1899, to sell imported wines.
In 1907, the store began selling a fortified wine called Akadama Port Wine, The store became the Kotobukiya company in 1921 to further expand its business and in 1923, Torii built Japan's first malt whisky distillery Yamazaki Distillery.
Production began in December 1924 and five years later Suntory Whisky Shirofuda the first single malt whisky made in Japan, was sold.
In 1907, the store began selling a fortified wine called Akadama Port Wine, The store became the Kotobukiya company in 1921 to further expand its business and in 1923, Torii built Japan's first malt whisky distillery Yamazaki Distillery.
Production began in December 1924 and five years later Suntory Whisky Shirofuda the first single malt whisky made in Japan, was sold.
Suntory bottles from 1911,1929,1930,1935,1937 & 1940.
Bottling of Suntory Whisky.
