TOKYO -- Suntory Spirits, a unit of Suntory Holdings, will suspend sales of its mainstay Hakushu 12 Years and Hibiki 17 Years whisky brands distilled in Japan, starting in June.
Demand for whisky has exceeded forecasts from more than decade ago, when the spirits were distilled, causing stocks to run low. Suntory will restart sales once a dose of new capital spending lifts its production capacity.
