Suntory President's Choice was selected and blended by Keizo Saji, born in Osaka in 1919 as the second son of Shinjiro Torii, founder of Kotobukiya. He became president of Kotobukiya in 1961, and officially renamed it to Suntory Limited in 1963, paying tribute to the success of Suntory Whisky a.k.a. Kakubin.

This decanter was released in commemoration of a exhibition held at the Osaka National Museum of Art from September 1st to 8th, 1995.

Content 720ml - volume 43%

Suntory Yamazaki Pure Malt, bottled in a Aritayaki Sometsuke Fuku decanter; 服 (Fuku) is the Kanji character for fortune, Sometsuke a decorative technique for Japanese porcelain.

Content 600ml - volume 43%

This decanter was released in 2010 in honor of the 50th anniversary of Video Promotions Inc., containing a blend of 20 year old Chita Grain Whisky and 50 year (!) old Yamazaki, distilled in 1960.

Content 600ml -volume 43%

This decanter was released in 1990 in honor of the inauguration of Keizo Saij as Chairman of the Board. Suntory filled these decanters with their award winning Hibiki blend, consisting 30 whiskies of which the youngest was at least 17 years old.

Content 700ml - volume 43%

Suntory President's Choice was selected and blended by Keizo Saji, born in Osaka in 1919 as the second son of Shinjiro Torii, founder of Kotobukiya. He became president of Kotobukiya in 1961, and officially renamed it to Suntory Limited in 1963, paying tribute to the success of Suntory Whisky a.k.a. Kakubin.

This decanter was released to commemorate the two excellent volumes of haiku which where published by Keizo Saji.

Content 720ml - volume 43%

Suntory Brandy, bottled in a Kutani porcelain decanter, decorated in Yoshidaya Style with a pair of inoshisi (wild boars). Yoshidaya Style was created in 1824 by Yoshidaya Denemon, whom painted porcelain in just 4 colors: green, yellow, purple and blue; red was never used.

Content 600ml - volume 40%

Suntory Brandy, bottled in a Kutani porcelain decanter, decorated with a Yoshidaya Style wagyu (cow). Yoshidaya Style was created in 1824 by Yoshidaya Denemon, whom painted porcelain in just 4 colors: green, yellow, purple and blue; red was never used.

Content 600ml -volume 40%

The Hakushu distillery is owned by the Suntory group, and situated in the Toribara locality of the former town of Hakushu, in the Yamanashi Prefecture, Chubu region, Japan.

This is a special one containing 12 year old Hakushu, bottled in 1995 in a Aritayaki Arabesque decanter with the Kanji character 寿 imprinted. This stands for the mythological creature kotobuki, a hybrid chimera consisting of parts of all the animals found in the Chinese zodiac.

Content 600ml - volume 43%

This is a 30 year old blended Matsui whisky from Japan. Matsui whisky has a chequered past, originally bottling what was actually imported Scotch that had been aged in Japan at the Matsui-Shuzo warehouses and using packaging suspiciously similar to Suntory products.

Content 70cl - volume 50%

This Suntory Yamazaki Pure Malt has been bottled in a decanter styled as a Tsuzumi Drum. Released in 1982 as part of the Suntory Instruments Collection.

Content 600ml - volume 43%

Suntory Royal, bottled in a decanter shaped as a violin as part of the Suntory Instruments Collection.

Content 700ml - volume 43%

Suntory Brandy Extra, bottled in a decanter shaped as a marimba, a musical instrument in the percussion family that consists of wooden bars that are struck by mallets.

Content 700ml - volume 40%

Suntory Special Reserve, bottled in a decanter shaped as a Angel-Lyre harp.

Content 600ml - volume 43%

Suntory Yamazaki Pure Malt 7 years old is a pre-1985 release, the predecessor of Yamazaki (10 years) Pure Malt. This is the Black Label version.

Content 500ml - volume 43%

Suntory Ageing 15 years is a 1989 release, a blend of whiskies matured at least 15 years, bottled in a colorful Merry-Go-Around decanter.

Content 700ml - volume 43%

Hibiki, bottled in 1992 in a Shamisen shaped decanter. A Shamisen is a three-stringed traditional Japanese musical instrument derived from the Chinese sanxian. The Shamisen is played with a special plectrum called bachi.

Content 600ml - volume 43%

Suntory Brandy Extra, bottled in a decanter shaped as a pipe-organ.

Content 600ml - volume 40%

Suntory Brandy Extra, bottled in a decanter shaped as a harp.

Content 600ml - volume 40%

Back in 1876 Alexander Graham Bell was awarded the first U.S. patent for the invention of the telephone. In 1890 the first telephone line between Tokyo and Yokohama became active. In 1990 Suntory honored the 100th anniversary of this event with the release of a black ceramic decanter shaped after the iconic Table Telephone No.2 which was launched in 1906 but apparently it took until 1927 until they found there way to Japan.

Content 450ml - volume 43%

This Yamazaki 12 years Pure Malt has been bottled in a Aritayaki porcelain decanter with a patron known as Nikhisi-Akadama (variety Willow in red earth) with a pair of Japanese macaque seeking shelter under the willow.

Aritayaki, also named Imari-Yaki* (伊万里焼) is the name for Japanese porcelain ware made in the town of Arita, in the former Hizen province (Saga Prefecture, north-western Kyushu in Japan). Saga prefecture is known as the first place to produce Tojiki (Japanese traditional pottery) in Japan. (*Arita porcelain was called Imari ware because it was shipped from the port of Imari).

Content 600ml - volume 43%