Suntory Hakushu 18 Year Old Peated Malt Japanese Whisky 750ml
The Hakushu 18 Year Old Peated Malt is one of the rarest and most extraordinary expressions in Suntory’s celebrated portfolio — a whisky of exceptional age, elegance, and complexity from Japan’s legendary “Forest Distillery” high in the Japanese Alps. Where the Hakushu 12 offers a fresh, youthful introduction to the distillery’s character, the 18 Year Old Peated Malt reveals what 18 years of patient maturation in the mountain air of Yamanashi can do — transforming Hakushu’s signature freshness into something deeper, richer, and profoundly complex, while preserving the delicate peat smoke and alpine clarity that make this distillery unlike any other in the world.
Highly allocated and eagerly sought after by collectors and connoisseurs, the Hakushu 18 Peated Malt is a once-in-a-lifetime whisky experience.
Tasting Notes
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Nose: Deeply complex and refined with aged green fruit, white peach, fresh herbs, elegant peat smoke, sandalwood, vanilla, and a crisp mountain minerality that has deepened beautifully over 18 years
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Palate: Full-bodied and extraordinarily layered with ripe orchard fruit, gentle peat smoke, dark honey, toasted oak, fresh herbs, and a seamless integration of age and alpine freshness that is uniquely Hakushu
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Finish: Exceptionally long, clean, and elegant with lingering peat smoke, green fruit, oak, and a deeply satisfying alpine warmth
Details
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Type: Peated Single Malt Japanese Whisky
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Age: Minimum 18 Years
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Style: Peated malt
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Distillery: Hakushu Distillery, Hokuto, Yamanashi, Japan (Japanese Alps)
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Founded: 1973
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Producer: Suntory
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ABV: 43% (86 proof)
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Size: 750ml
Best savored neat to fully appreciate the extraordinary depth and elegance that 18 years of Japanese alpine maturation has produced. An essential and highly collectible expression for any serious Japanese whisky enthusiast.