Awards & Accolades

  • International Spirits Challenge 2017

2022

International Spirits Challenge

Hibiki 30 Years Old Gold Award Hibiki 21 Years Old Gold Award
Hibiki JAPANESE HARMONYGold Award Hibiki BLENDER’S CHOICEGold Award
Yamazaki 25 years OldGold Award Yamazaki 18 years OldGold Award
Yamazaki 12 years OldGold Award YamazakiGold Award
Hakushu 25 years OldTrophy Hakushu 18 years OldGold Award
Hakushu 12 years OldGold Award HakushuGold Award

2021

International Spirits Challenge

Hibiki 30 Years Old Gold Award Hibiki 21 Years Old Double Gold
Hibiki JAPANESE HARMONYGold Award Hibiki BLENDER’S CHOICEGold Award
Yamazaki 25 years OldGold Award Yamazaki 18 years OldGold Award
Yamazaki 12 years OldGold Award YamazakiGold Award
Hakushu 25 years OldGold Award Hakushu 18 years OldGold Award
Hakushu 12 years OldGold Award HakushuGold Award

2020

International Spirits Challenge

Hibiki 30 Years OldGold Award Hibiki 21 Years OldGold Award
Hibiki Japanese HarmonyGold Award Hibiki Japanese Harmony Master's SelectGold Award
Hibiki Blender's ChoiceGold Award Yamazaki 18 years OldGold Award
Hakushu 25 years OldGold Award Hakushu 18 years OldGold Award
HakushuGold Award ChitaGold Award

World Whiskies Awards

Hakushu 25 Years OldWorld's Best Single Malt Whisky

2019

International Spirits Challenge

Hibiki 21Years OldDouble Gold Yamazaki 18 Years OldDouble Gold
Hibiki JAPANESE HARMONY Master’s SelectGold Award

World Whiskies Awards

Hibiki 21Years OldWorld's Best Blended Whisky

2018

International Spirits Challenge

Hibiki 21 Years Old Trophy Hakushu 25 Years Old Trophy
Yamazaki 12 Years Old Gold Award Yamazaki 18 Years Old Gold Award
Hibiki 35 Years Old Gold Award

World Whiskies Awards

Hakushu 25 Years Old World's Best Single Malt Whisky

2017

International Spirits Challenge

Hibiki 21 Years Old Supreme Champion Spirit Award Hibiki Japanese Harmony Master's Select*1 Gold Award
Yamazaki Mizunara 2014 Gold Award Yamazaki Limited Edition 2016 Gold Award
Hakushu 25 Years Old Gold Award Hakushu 18 years Old Gold Award
Chita DistilleryAichi*2 Gold Award Suntory Spirits Worldwide Whiskey Producer Of The Year Award

World Whiskies Awards

Hibiki 21 Years Old World's Best Blended Whisky

Icons of Whisky

Suntory Distiller of the Year

*1 exclusive to Global Travel Retail
*2 Aichi prefecture's market only

2016

International Spirits Challenge

Hibiki 21 Years Old Trophy Hibiki 17 Years Old Gold Award
Hakushu 25 Years Old Gold Award Hakushu 18 Years Old Gold Award

World Whiskies Awards

Hibiki 21 Years Old World's Best Blended Whisky

San Francisco World Spirits Competition

Hibiki JAPANESE HARMONY Double Gold Medal Award Hakushu 18 Years Old Double Gold Medal Award
Hakushu 12 years Old Double Gold Medal Award

2015

International Spirits Challenge

Hibiki 21 Years Old Trophy Hibiki 12 Years Old Gold Award
Yamazaki Mizunara 2014 Gold Award Hakushu 25 Years Old Gold Award

San Francisco World Spirits Competition

Yamazaki 25 years Old Double Gold Medal Award Yamazaki 18 years Old Best in show Other Whisky category, Double Gold Medal Award
Hakushu 18 years Old Double Gold Medal Award

Icons of Whisky

Yamazaki Distillery Whisky Visitor Attraction of the Yearz

Hall of Fame

Suntory's former Chief Whisky Blender, Koichi Inatomi

2014

International Spirits Challenge

Hibiki 21 Years Old Trophy Knob Creek Single Barrel Reserve Trophy
Yamazaki 18 Years Old Gold Award Hakushu 25 Years Old Gold Award
Hakushu 18 Years Old Gold Award Suntory Liquors Limited* Distiller of the Year

San Francisco World Spirits Competition

Hibiki 12 Years Old Double Gold Medal Award

*Company name at the time of winning the award

2013

International Spirits Challenge

Hibiki 21 Years Old Trophy Hibiki 17 Years Old Gold Award
Hibiki 12 Years Old Gold Award Yamazaki 18 Years Old Gold Award
Hakushu 25 Years Old Gold Award Hakushu 18 Years Old Gold Award
Suntory Liquors Limited* Distiller of the Year

World Whiskies Awards

Hibiki 21 Years Old World's Best Blended Whisky

San Francisco World Spirits Competition

Yamazaki 18 Years Old Double Gold Yamazaki 12 Years Old Double Gold
Hakushu 12 Years Old Double Gold Suntory Liquors Limited* The Distilling Panel Magazine Distillery of the Year

*Company name at the time of winning the award

2012

International Spirits Challenge

Hibiki 21 Years Old Gold Hibiki 17 Years Old Gold
Yamazaki 18 Years Old Trophy Hakushu 25 Years Old Trophy
Hakushu 12 Years Old Gold Suntory Liquors Limited* Distiller of the Year

World Whiskies Awards

Yamazaki 25 Years Old World's Best Single Malt Whisky

San Francisco World Spirits Competition

Hibiki 12 Years Old Double Gold Yamazaki 18 Years Old Double Gold

*Company name at the time of winning the award

2011

World Whiskies Awards

Hibiki 21 Years Old World's Best Blended Whisky

San Francisco World Spirits Competition

Yamazaki 18 Years Old Double Gold Hakushu 12 Years Old Double Gold

2010

International Spirits Challenge

Hibiki 12 Years Old Gold Hibiki 21 Years Old Gold
Yamazaki 12 Years Old Gold Hakushu 25 Years Old Gold
Yamazaki 1984 Supreme Champion Spirit Suntory Liquors Limited* Distiller of the Year

World Whiskies Awards

Hibiki 21 Years Old World's Best Blended Whisky

San Francisco World Spirits Competition

Yamazaki 18 Years Old Double Gold Yamazaki 12 Years Old Gold
Hibiki 12 Years Old Gold Yamazaki 1984 Best in Class

Icons of Whisky

Suntory Whisky Distiller of the Year

*Company name at the time of winning the award

2009

International Spirits Challenge

Hibiki 17 Years Old Gold Hakushu 18 Years Old Gold

San Francisco World Spirits Competition

Yamazaki 18 Years Old Double Gold Yamazaki 12 Years Old Double Gold

2008

International Spirits Challenge

Hibiki 30 Years Old Trophy

World Whiskies Awards

Hibiki 30 Years Old World's Best Blended Whisky

2007

International Spirits Challenge

Hibiki 30 Years Old Trophy

World Whiskies Awards

Hibiki 30 Years Old World's Best Blended Whisky

2006

International Spirits Challenge

Hibiki 30 Years Old Trophy Hakushu 18 Years Old Gold
Hibiki 21 Years Old Gold

2005

International Spirits Challenge

Hibiki 21 Years Old Gold

2004

International Spirits Challenge

Hibiki 30 Years Old Trophy Hibiki 21 Years Old Gold

2003

International Spirits Challenge

Yamazaki 12 Years Old Gold