Suntory Hakushu 10 Year Old

Suntory Hakushu 12 Year Old

Following the Yamakazi, I had this, continuing my introduction to Japanese Whisky. Nose: To me, another light nose. The front end of this is heavy on the smoke and peat, which quickly gives way to florals, sweetness, honey. Interesting... almost like two completely different drams between the front and the back of this nose. Palate: Very...

Score 61/100

Suntory Hakushu Heavily Peated

Nose: Lemon curd and lots of campfire smoke , sweet peat and an earthy Element too. Ground black pepper as well. Given blind I would guess this is a young Caol ila maybe because of the lemony sort of profile, although there is some pepper which is quite unique. Palate: Rather oily. Earthy damp peat. Wood smoke. Sweet fruit : think pears. Soot....

Score 88/100

Suntory Hakushu Sherry Cask 2013

I’m still an amateur when it comes to Japanese whiskies, but I recently had the chance to try something quite rare and lovely. The 2013 release of the Hakushu Sherry Cask is a limited release, and I believe that roughly only 3000 of these bottles hit the market on any given year. It’s part of Suntory’s annual collection, consisting of 4 special...

Score 90/100

Suntory Hakushu 2013 Sherry Cask

Hakushu distillery is located in the Southern Japanese Alps and is owned by Suntory, one of the big two Japanese single malt distillers. The distillery started operating in 1973 on the 50th anniversary of the start of construction of its sister distillery, Yamazaki. Nowadays all Hakushu single malt is produced in Hakushu Higashi, a second...

Score 86/100