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Suntory Hibiki
21 year old
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Distillery:
Yamazaki, Hakushu, Chita
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Company:
Suntroy, Beam Inc
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Cask Maturation
Ex-bourbon casks, Ex-sherry casks, and Mizunara casks
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Strength
43% ABV
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Note
limited to unknown bottles
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Distilled:
1997
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Bottled:
2009
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Price
500
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Country:
japan
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Website:
whisky.suntroy.com
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Type:
Blend
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Volume:
70, 75 cl
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Age:
21 year old
Taste note
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Colour:
Deep amber
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Nose:
Very perfume nose with different kind of potpourri, Deeper in cooked fruits, plums, blackberry, tropical fruits like ripe banana and sweet molten caramel. Some white chocolate and sandalwood and oak.
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Palate:
Very floral and does have some complexity with flavors of sandalwood, honeycomb, vanilla, white chocolate, dried apricot and a wisp of smoke and some Mizunara (Japanese oak) bitterness.
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Finish:
Long, rich but dry and a bitter aftertaste with incense and smoke aroma and acetone notes.
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Conclusion:
A enjoyable Hibiki with lots of everything. But unfortunately for the price its doesn't give you the complexity you would expect from a 21 year old.
Flavor profile
Spice
Smoke
Citrus
Sweet
Wood
Rich fruits
Other aromas
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- White chocolate
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- caramel
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- vanilla
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- wood
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- nuts
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- spices
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- honey
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- citrus fruits
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- Tropical fruits