Suntory 1981 Kioke Shikomi Whisky Independent Bottler it was then married in

it was then married in a pair of Portuguese red wine vats for two years before it was bottled

Aged in bourbon casks

and a composed

the Scottish grown barley is peated to a heavy-weight 167ppm

and a subtle undertone of coastal saltiness

Suntory 1981 Kioke Shikomi Whisky Independent Bottler it was then married inAs the name depicts Kioke Shikomi directly translates to Matured in wooden Tub and this is exactly that. All accounts have this bottles liquid as distilled in 1981 and bottled in 2005, meaning that the whisky comprises of 24 year old Hakushu and Yamazaki whisky with a majority of the liquid said to be Hakushu. 43% abv.