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Bottle archive / kansai

Suntory Special Reserve

Name: Suntory Special Reserve
Brand: Suntory
SKU: suntory-special-reserve

サントニースペシャルリザーブ

On the shelf Meets the JSLMA standard

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What it costs in Japan

Observed shop / shelf price

¥2,728

700ml · tax basis not recorded

Static FX equivalent: about $18 at ¥150/$ (2026-08); not an overseas observation.

Observed price · checked August 2026
Japanese retailer price at Sumidaya; tax included.

No overseas price recorded yet.

Can you actually buy it here?

Stocked by ordinary Japanese liquor shops and supermarkets at list price.

Our estimate · checked August 2026
Domestic blend; shop stock varies.

Is it Japanese whisky?

Mashed, fermented, distilled, matured and bottled in Japan, per the Japan Spirits & Liqueurs Makers Association standard.

How it tastes

A floral, lightly woody domestic blend first introduced in the 1960s. Softer and more rounded than the price suggests, with enough fruit and vanilla for a neat pour or a highball.

Peat

Sweetness

Fruit

Spice

Oak

Smoke

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Body

Our estimates, scored the same way across every bottle so they can be compared.

Specification

Producer	Suntory
Region	Kansai
Type	Blended
Age	No age statement
ABV	40%
Casks	American oak
Best served	Neat, Highball
Our rating	77 / 100 (editorial)

Where to buy outside Japan

The Whisky Exchange

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