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"FacebookPinterest\n\nThe coast of Scotland, backwoods Tennessee... whiskey originates in a lot of places. But Japan? Probably not the first place you're focusing on when craving a dram. Well, that may change. Suntory Japanese whisky is picking up steam in the kind of tastemaking bars in New York that matter. And it's some of the smoothest stuff we've ordered lately. Not to mention there was the part where the skilled bartender-slash-brand ambassador-slash-samurai went H.A.M. on a block of ice. That was kind of cool, too.\n\nFacebookPinterest\n\nWe're ordering Suntory whisky (the first whisky ever made in Japan) next time out, and here's why: it's smooth, and direct, without that kind of airy feeling of some of the Speyside whiskies and without the bulk of bourbon. And booze like this shouldn't be served with typical frozen cubes. Luckily, we had former mixologist Gardner Dunn, who is handy with a knife. Giant ice chunks (in various shapes) that melt slowly, and won't do disservice to your drink have become popular at highbrow cocktail bars, but most are made in molds. Dunn took large blocks of ice, and hand carved the suckers behind the bar until they looked like crude diamonds, perfect for floating in a highball of Hibiki (our favorite, and available for about $50/bottle).\n\nFacebookPinterest\n\nFor more from Suntory, check out their Facebook page. And don't go cutting large blocks of ice at home."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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