Capacity: 700ml
ALCOHOL BY VOLUME: 43%

"Bi Ao" is nominally a World Whisky, blended with whiskies from the following five countries:

Scotland: Ardmore, Glen Garioch
United States: Jim Beam
Ireland: Cooley Distillery
Canada: Alberta
JAPAN: YAMAZAKI, HAKUSHU

Although Suntory is not the first manufacturer to launch products under the name of World Whisky (for example, Chichibu's Hakushu and Aokigahara are also publicly recognized as World Whiskies), Suntory's market scale is far higher than that of other manufacturers, and its actions have considerable influence on the industry. There are rumors that by 2020, Japan will legislate to officially define the term "Japanese Whisky." We will just have to wait and see.

IN TERMS OF AROMA, IT IS FILLED WITH THE SCENTS OF WILD GRASSES AND SPICES, WITH SOME FRUIT FLAVORS LIKE PINEAPPLE AND PEACH NOTICEABLE IN THE LATTER STAGE. ON THE PALATE, ONE CAN TASTE THE YOUTHFULNESS OF THE WINE, AS WELL AS THE FLAVORS OF VANILLA, GRAINS, AND BISCUITS, WITH A SLIGHT BITTERNESS IN THE AFTERTASTE AND A VERY FAINT SMOKY NOTE (POSSIBLY FROM HAKUSHU?). THE STYLE OF AMERICAN AND CANADIAN WHISKIES IS STRONGLY FELT, WITH A LONG FINISH. IF A FEW DROPS OF WATER ARE ADDED, THE TASTE WILL TAKE ON A CREAMY QUALITY, AND THE MOUTHFEEL WILL BECOME EVEN SOFTER. OVERALL, YOU WON'T FIND TOO MUCH OF THE STYLE OF JAPANESE WHISKY IN THIS DRINK, BUT THE DETAILS REVEAL THE LOCAL CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH PRODUCTION AREA. IT IS AN INTERESTING AND WORTHWHILE WHISKEY TO EXPLORE.

The production of "Bì Ào" is 360,000 bottles.