Hokuto 12 Years Old Tasting notes and reviews
Hokuto 12 Years Old
- Brand
- Hokuto
- Expression
- 12 Years Old
- Type
- Japanese Whisky ~ Single Malt
- Age
- 12 years old
- Abv
- 40.00%
- Produced at
- Suntory (Tokyo)
- Website
- www.suntory.com
- Availability
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Martine Nouet
85- Nose
- Malty, biscuity. Dry hay. Honeysuckle. Thyme. Summer fruit. Touch of lemon. Fresh and clean.
- Palate
- Smooth, with a gentle crispy feel. Muesli with nuts and raisins. Lemon curd.
- Finish
- Rather short. Fruit and malt sweetly keep keeping on.
- Comment
- A wee cracker. Nothing sophisticated. Clean, straight and well combined. Quite cheering.
Dave Broom
85- Nose
- Soft, smooth and fruity. Barley sugar, apricot, baked banana, tinned pear. Floral. Gentle, oak.
- Palate
- Soft and generous with gentle chewy, creamy mouthfeel and understated spiciness. Sweet oak. Bursts into life towards the finish.
- Finish
- Nutmeg, vanilla. Pleasantly dry.
- Comment
- A fine elegant whisky. The broadest and softest of the flight but with its own subtle complexity.
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Published June 2004.
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