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Suntory Hibiki
17 year old
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Distillery:
Yamazaki, Hakushu, Chita
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Company:
Suntory Beam Inc
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Cask Maturation
Plum Liqueur barrels
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Strength
43% ABV
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Note
Limited to unknown how many bottles, but discontinued
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Distilled:
2001
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Bottled:
2018
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Price
450- 650
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Country:
Japan
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Website:
whisky.suntory.com
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Type:
Blend
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Volume:
5, 18, 70, 75 cl
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Age:
17 year old
Taste note
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Colour:
Amber
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Nose:
Very floral and with sweet peach, apricot, melon, rose, lily, and lemon leaf.
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Palate:
Toffee, ripe plums, black cherry, vanilla, bees wax, and Mizunara (Japanese oak)
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Finish:
Sweet, fruity, with lychee aftertaste
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Conclusion:
A more complex but still delicate Japanese blend by Suntory. This Hibiki gives you more plums and Mizunara oak bitterness.
Flavor profile
Spice
Spice
Smoke
Citrus
Citrus
Sweet
Sweet
Wood
Wood
Rich Fruits
Stone fruits
Other aromas
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- Stone fruits
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- vanilla
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- floral
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- wood
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- nuts
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- spices
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- sherry
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- citrus fruits
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- honey