And with this art in mind, Suntory Toki has created a high-tech highball machine, pouring out ice-cold, super-carbonated drinks right on tap. A true highball allows the nuance of the whisky to shine while lightening it up as an easy-drinking, food-friendly cocktail. Every element - the quality of the spirit, the caliber of the ice, the soda’s carbonation - is carefully considered. The seemingly simple cocktail requires sharp attention to detail and a true understanding of flavor pairings. By the 1950s, it was being served in bars across Japan - most notably in the form of a highball. This is when the first Suntory whisky distillery was born in Yamazaki. In 1923, Shinjiro Torii dreamt of creating a Japanese whisky that subtle, refined, yet complex, and hand-crafted by artisans. “Because the whisky itself has so many layers, all the aromas come up to the surface when you add water to alcohol.” When the soda is added to the mix, it adds effervescence, which makes it very refreshing and easy to drink, he explained.Īnd nowhere has perfected the art of the highball quite like Japan, where it’s been an integral part of the drinking culture for ages. “There are just so many variables going on in this very simple drink that it’s very mind-boggling,” he says. Katsuya Fukushima, restaurant owner and chef, described the complexity of the highball as something hidden by the overt simplicity of the drink. The crisp soda water, mixed with flavorful whisky, and often garnished with a twist of lemon or grapefruit peel, is a classic way to serve and enjoy the smoky liquor. For $30 it is what it is, and that is a grain heavy blend that can be sipped neat but not so expensive that anyone will be offended when you use it as a mixer.For decades, people have been enjoying the refreshing, balanced, and perfectly carbonated flavor of a whisky highball. It has a somewhat bitter property that really hits the back of the tongue. Notes: So a blend from Suntory's three distilleries, I think the proportion of grain alcohol is quite high like JW red or Chivas. Taste: Grapefruit, fresh herbs, grain alcohol, pith, pepper, grassįinish: Short, grapefruit and grain alcohol Nose: Sauvignon Blanc, melon, floral, ginger, citrus, apricot Whiskey Network Review #194, r/WorldWhisky Review #25, Japanese Review #1 If this toki is their new "budget" offer and it's as bad as you say, that's disappointing. I hope they still make it, it's a really neat little drink in a cool bottle with a cool box. Also it would explain why I can't find it on the official suntory website? Pretty sure I've got it for as little as like $42 australian, which is basically like johnny black range, but I haven't seen it lately and I wonder if they discontinued it? This would explain why it was so much cheaper in store than what I see online, like they were just clearing it off the shelves. I'm surprised to see the prices they have for it online, it's usually quite cheap in my local liquor stores. I think it's a really good "summer whisky". It is also a blend and not super expensive, but it's really clean and light. I've never seen "toki", and yellow label (technically called Suntory Kakubin Yellow Label) has always been the cheapest japanese whisky you can get in any of the places I go. I'm trying to look into it right now, not really satisfied with the answers I'm getting (or lack there of) but it seems like the yellow label is more expensive than the Toki. Non-Scotch and Non-American Whiskies only please!ġ review = text flair of your favourite world whisky or world distilleryġ0 reviews from a combination of countries = UN flagġ0 reviews from any 1 country = that country's flag (additive. R/Whisky r/Scotch r/Bourbon r/Whiskyporn Whisky Network Guide Reviews of Whiskys:Ĭreate a World Whisky Review and Submit below.
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