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Keizo was charged to bring his father’s dream to life,  creating not only the quality liquid gold but a quintessentially Japanese  experience and lifestyle that rooted Suntory Whisky as the people’s  choice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToday, the House of Suntory is not only regarded as one of the most  awarded distillers but as a House that has consistently introduced  Japanese Whisky as a cultural experience to the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTOUCHED BY THE HAND OF SHINJIRO TORII,  YAMAZAKI 55 REACHES OUT ACROSS TIME.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA spiritual blend highlighting the Mizunara cask whisky distilled in  1960 under the supervision of founder Shinjiro Torii and the White  Oak cask whisky distilled in 1964. Each matured, amber drop reveals  a complex and mystical Yamazaki-ness the world has yet to discover.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYamazaki 55 is the House of Suntory’s tribute to the passage of time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE HOUSE OF SUNTORY’S ART OF AGING\u003cbr\u003eIn the world of whisky, we are often led to believe that age is the defining criteria of quality. That the more aged the whisky, the more precious it is. The House of Suntory has consistently challenged this convention because like anything else, the truth is not so simple. Fifth Generation Chief Blender Shinji Fukuyo demonstrated this belief with the launch of Yamazaki Distiller’s  Reserve in 2014 that changed perception of no age statements,  highlighting the young bloomers – the fruity and exuberant malt  whiskies as “ young talents ”, receiving worldly acclaim.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe House of Suntory has always believed that like people, each  malt whisky has its own narrative. Each whisky celebrating its own  peak regardless of age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere are both young and late bloomers.\u003cbr\u003eWith the Yamazaki 55, Fukuyo faced an ironic  challenge confronting the complexity of working  with rare old whiskies. When he acknowledged  imperfections in the casks of 1964, the challenge was  to enhance the potential of these late bloomers, to unveil a Yamazaki-ness not known before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFukuyo worked closely at hand with Shingo Torii, Third Generation  Master Blender, to find the right creative alchemy and master the  signature art of blending to properly reveal the particular depth,  complexity and wisdom that is Yamazaki 55. What Fukuyo respected  throughout this process was a combination of the passage of time and  what the Japanese refer to as Wabisabi – the imperfections that make  up perfection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Very old Scotch Whiskies gave me this impression  of them being perfect Greek sculptures with  beautiful toned beauty. Instantly impressive as a piece of art. But the Yamazaki 55 is more like  an old Buddhist statue. 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