CMONVIN > Japanese whisky Yamazaki 1996 The Owner's Cask whisky ENQUIRY Contact Customer Service ENQUIRY Yamazaki distillery 山崎蒸溜所 is a Japanese whisky distillery located in Shimamoto, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Opened in 1923, and owned by Suntory, it was Japan's first commercial whisky distillery. Seven thousand bottles of unblended malt whisky are on display in its "Whisky Library". Yamazaki 25 Year Old was awarded "Best Japanese Single Malt" at the 2013 World Whisky Awards, the 18-Year has earned six consecutive double gold medals at the San Francisco Spirits Competitions between 2008 and 2013. Distilled 1996, Bottled 2010 700ml, 55%