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Hibiki 12 Years Old Tasting notes and reviews

Issue 111 Out Now

Whisky Magazine Issue 111

Kentucky, Louisville, Benromach

 

Hibiki 12 Years Old

Brand
Hibiki
Expression
12 Years Old
Type
Japanese Whisky ~ Blended
Age
12 years old
Abv
43.00%
Availability
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Dave Broom

Nose
Intense, pure and clean. Scented: jasmine, green mango with some sweet oak, cream, mead and a little spice. Water allows the fruits to ripen.
Palate
Again, a purity of character and a seamless slow of flavour. Juices, light balancing oak and then a bridge into an acidic, mouth watering back palate.
Finish
Fresh tart and refreshing.
Comment
A combination of Japanese purity and intensity of aroma and the use of some plum-cask matured whisky gives a complex and multifaceted result - it's what blending should be.

Rob Allanson

Nose
Packs a punch of vanilla and runny honey. But as it opens there is plum jam, raspberry and pineapples.
Palate
A blend of oak influence and barley. Vanilla and cereal notes balanced with honey and some juicy fruits.
Finish
Sweet and spiced.
Comment
Complexity personified...thrilling.
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