Japanese whisky brand Suntory has launched a new single grain whisky called Chita.
The company’s Chita whiskies have traditionally been used within Suntory blends but this is the first time it has been launched as a separate beverage.
To create depth of flavour, the company’s master blenders aged the grain whisky in wine and Spanish oak casks in addition to American white oak casks. The aim was to create a milder, smoother grain whisky with a clean finish.
Through a continuous distillation process process using two, three or four columns, Suntory’s Chita distillery creates three types of grain whisky – clean, medium and heavy – all from corn.
Shinji Fukuyo, fourth chief blender at Suntory, described the Chita single grain as the ‘serenity of Japanese whisky’. “There is a quiet confidence and tenderness in our grain whiskies. These qualities allow them to be their own heroes, whether in a blend or featured as a single grain whisky.”
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