Ao meaning blue is a homage to the oceans that connect whiskys five great traditions.
Ao offers a blend of Irish, Scottish, Canadian, American and Japanese. While layered together for balance, the unique qualities of each tradition come through, truly making
Ao a blend like no other.
The one-of-a-kind whisky is a tribute to the liquids long history, perfectly capturing the heathery flavor of Ardmore and Glen Garioch in Scotland, the complexity of Cooley in Ireland, the smoothness of Alberta in Canada, the vibrance of Jim Beam in the U.S. and the subtlety of Yamazaki and Hakushu in Japan. With notes of vanilla, tropical fruit and cinnamon, it is the distinctive climate, fermentation and distillation processes in each whisky-making region that gives the whisky its unique taste.
Fifth generation Suntory chief blender, Shinji Fukuyo, carefully selected the liquids used based-on Suntorys globally recognized Monozukuri craftsmanship
a relentless pursuit of perfection, attention to detail and quality. Building on Suntorys history of craftsmanship, this innovative, premium blended whisky embodies the spirit of Suntory and is a tribute to the liquids long history.