king whisky extra blacklabel 80er suntory kakubin copy 20251217_Inventur die traditionelle Trachten Hokkaidos tragen

die traditionelle Trachten Hokkaidos tragen

The bottling was available exclusively in duty-free stores

This special bottling of Super Nikka was issued to very good hotel customers in the late 1980s and early 1990s

This special edition was released for the Year of the Sheep in 2003

Compared to sherry cask bottlings

king whisky extra blacklabel 80er suntory kakubin copy 20251217_Inventur die traditionelle Trachten Hokkaidos tragenWith this bottling, Takara Shuzo wanted to share in the success of Suntory Kakubin. They copied the bottle shape almost 100% and bottled a King Whisky. Naturally, Suntory immediately took action against this copy, and the bottling quickly disappeared from the Japanese market. Today, this bottle is extremely rare. Due to its age, the bottle has signs of storage and use.