Hakushu 18 Years Old Tasting notes and reviews
Hakushu 18 Years Old
- Brand
- Hakushu
- Expression
- 18 Years Old
- Type
- Japanese Whisky ~ Single Malt
- Age
- 18 years old
- Abv
- 43.00%
- Produced at
- Hakushu Higashi Distillery
- Website
- www.suntory.co.jp
- Availability
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Suntory Hakushu 18 Year Old | £105.00 |
Martine Nouet
72- Nose
- Intense, slightly sharp. Fruity. Chalky. Pear drop. Ripe apricot. Nail varnish.
- Palate
- Smooth at start then becoming sherbety. Cooked fruit (apples and pears) soon covered by dry oakiness.
- Finish
- Oak gives it tangy feel and some astringency. Walnut peel aftertaste.
- Comment
- Less sweet and fruity on the palate than the nose led you to expect. The balance is not there. Water makes it more bitter.
Dave Broom
72- Nose
- Decent intensity with vegetal (wet banana leaf)/green plum notes. Tropical notes mixed with dry hay and flowers. Hint of toffee and crisp oak. Slightly acidic, yet sweet.
- Palate
- Direct with decent grip. Finer in character than the 12 with similar levels of sweetness but this has more toastiness and better length. Silky.
- Finish
- Sweet. Toffee crisp.
- Comment
- This is best neat. Shows a clean progression of flavours.
Whisky Magazine Issue 56
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Published June 2006.
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