Since 1923, Suntory has pioneered the Art of Japanese Whisky. Suntory Whisky was founded by Shinjiro Torii who was born in the Meiji Period, a time when Western culture and civilization suddenly flowed into Japan. Torii envisioned a whisky filled with the essence of Japanese nature and hand-crafted by artisans through a patient process of enhancing the work of nature. Suntory Whisky is the most highly awarded House of Japanese whisky.