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Hakushu 18 Years Old

Brand Hakushu
Expression 18 Years Old
Type Japanese Whisky / Single Malt
Age 18 Year Old
Abv 43.00%
Produced at Hakushu Higashi Distillery
Region Japan
Availability Japan
Guide Price £71 plus (US$114 plus) NB! This is our upper price guide, but the whisky may sell for considerably more than this.
Website http://www.suntory.co.jp

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 64 by Martine Nouet and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Martine Nouet

Nose
Intense. Sunny country fragrances. Dry hay, wild flowers. Sunflower honey. Then apple blossom and ripe apples. A touch of new leather.
Palate
Oak grip. Silky texture. Fruit is released at midpalate with a burst of spice. A mix of pears, peach, ginger cooked in a vanilla syrup.
Finish
Sherbety, dry and lingering. Slightly dusty.
Comment
A colourful character, lively and dancing on nose and palate.

Dave Broom

Nose
Splintery attack. Fresh wood, a walk in a warmsummer forest. Marzipan, wet raffia, green grass/blackcurrant leaf.
Palate
Off-dry and perfumed with good length. Melon balls and gentle soft fruit. Then the grassiness returns.
Finish
Dry.
Comment
Another lighter one which only gets going in the middle of the mouth.

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