About this bottle
This is a vintage Suntory Royal Blended Whisky Zodiac Decanter, specifically the Year of the Rat limited edition.
Suntory releases these collectible, custom-crafted ceramic decanters annually to commemorate the corresponding animal of the Chinese zodiac calendar. This particular white ceramic mouse bottle features hand-painted orange-red plum blossoms and gold branch detailing. It typically holds 60cl (600ml) of 43% ABV Suntory Royal blended Japanese whisky and was primarily issued in 1996 and 2008.
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- Seal Damage to Bottle
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Suntory Royal Zodiac Decanter - Year of the Rat
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Ended 15th October 2026 · AUCTION #126 (OCT 26) · 17 bids
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Specification
- Lot number
- 1060354
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Japan
- 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.
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