A HUNDRED YEARS is more than a lifetime for practically all of us. For those in the business of making aged spirits, however, a century represents merely a couple of cycles, highlighting the punishingly uncompromising journey to perfection. This year, the revered Yamazaki marks its centenary and Hakushu, its golden jubilee—and both are certainly cause for celebration.
While Suntory was founded in 1899, it was in 1923 that founder Shinjiro Torii laid the foundations for
