Suntory Hibiki
30 Year Old |
“Mature, deep, powerful, showing its age, with assertive wood influence but sufficient weight and power to balance. Classic blending.”
Dave Broom
“Furniture polish and caramalised fruit stuck to the tray. Hot dry mouthfeel, lingering aniseed. With a splash of water more layers reveal crystalline fruits and burnt marmalade. Athick, velvety mouthfeel for a big complex dram.”
Annabel Meikle
“Deep oak, beeswax and dried fruit on the nose. A big whiff of walnut and Dawson plums. On the palate the oak is prevailing but not in an assertive way. Sweetness merges through with toffee, burnt cream. The finish is well balanced. Abeautiful blend of oak and fruit. Quite impressive.”
Martine Nouet
“Most potent nose in its class with ripe red fruits, sherry. Wood, smoke and sherry trifle fruits in abundance. All very chunky - a whisky with the volume turned up to 11. Wake up! It’s not so much talking to, but shouting at you. Finish is just as you’d expect. Rich, syrupy and long”
Dominic Roskrow
“This is a very different beast. There is great complexity – green apple skins, oranges, dark chocolate, good oak, great maturity – soft perfumed character with lots of, but not overpowering, oak character and finished off by a great, long-lasting sweet grape finish. Great!”
Keir Sword
“Sweet, mellow and very complex. Too easy to drink. Very dangerous.”
Thierry Benitah
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