Suntory Hibiki
21 year old

  • Distillery:

    Yamazaki, Hakushu, Chita

  • Company:

    Suntroy, Beam Inc

  • Cask Maturation

    Ex-bourbon casks, Ex-sherry casks, and Mizunara casks

  • Strength

    43% ABV

  • Note

    limited to unknown bottles

  • Distilled:

    1997

  • Bottled:

    2009

  • Price

    500

  • Country:

    japan

  • Website:

    whisky.suntroy.com

  • Type:

    Blend

  • Volume:

    70, 75 cl

  • Age:

    21 year old

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Excellent
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Taste note

  • Colour:

    Deep amber

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Finish:

    Long, rich but dry and a bitter aftertaste with incense and smoke aroma and acetone notes.

  • 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

Spice

Smoke

Smoke

Citrus

Citrus

Sweet

Sweet

Wood

Wood

Rich Fruits

Rich fruits

Other aromas