Launching The Chita was Suntory's 'break glass in case of emergency' moment — a stopgap solution until Japanese whisky production catches up with demand.
Earlier this year the last remaining monument of Dumbarton was demolished to make way for flats. So why not try something of this now forever gone grain distillery?
The prevailing notion is that grain whisky needs to be old to be good. But might that also be because most grain whisky probably doesn't mature in the best casks? This Strathclyde received a finish in a very active sherry cask, making it a highly enjoyable whisky.