About this bottle
Suntory Old Whisky "Year of the Monkey" Edition, a classic Japanese blended whisky released by Suntory.
This specific release belongs to the brand's popular Chinese Zodiac / Oriental Zodiac Series. The front of the bottle and its original presentation box are decorated with a traditional ink-wash style illustration depicting Japanese macaques (monkeys). The red stamp on the lower right of the label reads 申歳 (Saru-toshi), designating the Year of the Monkey in the zodiac calendar.
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- Small Creases/Marks/Dents to Packaging/Tube
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Suntory Old Whisky – Year of the Monkey (1992)
Winning Bid
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Ended 15th October 2026 · AUCTION #126 (OCT 26) · 9 bids
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Specification
- Lot number
- 1060328
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Japan
- Size
- 75cl
- Type
- Japanese Blended Whisky
- Number of Bottles
- 1
- Strength (%)
- 43%
- Distillery
- Suntory
- Distillery Status
- Operational
About the distillery
Suntory Holdings Limited commonly referred to as simply Suntory is a Japanese multinational brewing and distilling company group. Established in 1899, it is one of the oldest companies in the distribution of alcoholic beverages in Japan, and makes Japanese whisky. Suntory was started by Shinjirō Torii, who first opened his store Torii Shōten in Osaka on February 1, 1899, to sell imported wines. The store became the Kotobukiya company in 1921 to further expand its business and in 1923, Torii built Japan's first malt whisky distillery Yamazaki Distillery. Production began in December 1924 and five years later Suntory Whisky Shirofuda (White Label), the first single malt whisky made in Japan, was sold.