Nose
Forest floor, green apple, light smoke, and a cool herbal note.
No. 12 · Japanese
Hakushu 18 Year Old
Hakushu · Yamanashi
The forest distillery's 18-year-old, a lightly peated Japanese single malt at 43%. It used to be a core bottle and is now mostly a secondary-market one. The photograph is the classic cream-label bottling.
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- Distillery
- Hakushu
- Country / region
- Japan · Yamanashi
- Style
- Japanese
- Year of release
- Suspended
- Age statement
- 18 Year Old
- Bottles made
- Undisclosed. Suntory withdrew it from regular sale; remaining bottles are old stock.
- ABV
- 43% on the classic bottling
- Cask type
- A lightly peated malt matured in a mix of woods, including some Mizunara in the house style
- Approximate value
- Secondary prices are often roughly £800–£2,500, and they swing with label condition. Approximate.
Tasting notes
Palate
Crisp and then deeper: pear, pine, white pepper, and a restrained peat.
Finish
Clean, leafy, and gently smoky.
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Released
Ongoing
Approx. value
About £100–£180
Studio portrait for this listing
No. 2873 · Japanese
Hakushu Distiller's Reserve
Hakushu
Released
Ongoing
Approx. value
About £40–£75
Studio portrait for this listing
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Released
In current trade
Approx. value
Not listed
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