Suntory Hibiki is Japan's most famous and prestigious blend and has played a significant role in catapulting Japanese whisky onto the global stage.

When its prestige 30-year-old edition won the title of Worlds Best Blend at the inaugural World Whisky Awards in 2007 and repeated the feat in 2008, it was obvious that Japanese whisky was equal to the challenge of being a worldwide brand. Remarkably, Hibiki, a 21-year-old, won the same prize in 2010 and 2011 to place beyond doubt Suntory status in the highest echelon of blended whisky.