Suntory Royal Whisky Special Quality

Suntory Royal was born in 1960 for the 60th anniversary of the house founded in Osaka in 1899, and it is the last blend created by Shinjiro Torii, Suntory's founder and first master blender. The square bottle recalls the tori character, the ancient vessel for sake, and for years Royal was the house's prestige blend, before Hibiki arrived.

This Special Quality version is distilled, matured and blended by Suntory itself; after Hakushu opened in 1973, malt from that distillery also entered the recipe.