I love recognising and rewarding success, it’s just in my blood. I am delighted to tell you that my friends at the Shiba Park Hotel in Tokyo are now celebrating their 60th year of trading. These guys have been welcoming guests in the warm, traditional unmistakably Japanese way since 1949. Last month I was in Japan for a brief trip and I was able to meet up with Yoshiaki Hayashi who is the CEO Executive Vice President of this grand and prestigious hotel. They have been supporting me for many years so I was eager to support them and reward their success with something very precious to me; a rare whisky from my stable. I took the opportunity to present them with an old whisky expression very close to my heart; The Dalmore 60yo. I decided to present this much sort after whisky in a one-of-a-kind bottle; I felt it represented their unique achievements. The younger guy in the picture below is the hotel’s expert mixologist Suzuki Takayuki whom I have worked with for many years.

Takayuki-san loves his Scotch whisky. If you are visiting Tokyo can I recommend the Shiba Park for your stay or as a minimum a drink at Takayuki-san’s bar? You can ask him to mix you a Dalmore but you might need to settle for something younger than their 60 year old.