![]() ![]() 1924 saw the construction of Yamazaki distillery, as the firm developed its whisky interests and in 1937 the breakthrough, distinctively Japanese whisky Suntory Kakubin hit the market. In 1907 the company launched Akadama Port Wine which gained great popularity. Suntory’s origins go back to 1899 when Shinjiro Torii established Torii Shoten and started to produce and sell wine. In Ireland Beam Suntory owns The Kilbeggan Distilling Company, while Scotch whisky brands are the Islay single malt duo of Bowmore and Laphroaig, along with Ardmore, Glen Garioch and Auchentoshan, and Teacher’s blended Scotch. ![]() In the USA the company distils Jim Beam, Maker’s Mark and Knob Creek Bourbons in Kentucky and across the border Canadian Club is produced at its distillery in Windsor, Ontario. In terms of whisky, Beam Suntory offers Hibiki, Yamazaki and Hakushu Japanese whiskies, produced in the company’s two distilleries at Yamazaki and Hakushu. The spirits focus is very much on whisky, although the portfolio also includes the leading Cognac brand Courvoisier and Beefeater gin. It is the world’s third-largest premium spirits company behind Diageo and Pernod Ricard. It has interests in the arenas of food, beverages, wine and beer, while the spirits business of Suntory is in the hands of Beam Suntory, which is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois. Suntory Holdings is based in Osaka and operates 329 companies and employs a total of more than 37,000 people across Asia, Europe and The Americas.
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