{"product_id":"suntory-the-hakushu-18-year-old-single-malt-japanese-whisky-750ml","title":"Suntory The Hakushu 18 Year Old Single Malt Japanese Whisky 750ml","description":"\u003ch2\u003eSuntory The Hakushu 18 Year Old Single Malt Japanese Whisky 750ml\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the forest, to the glass. The Hakushu 18 Year Old is one of the most coveted and critically acclaimed Japanese whiskies in the world — a rare, lightly peated single malt from Suntory’s legendary Hakushu Distillery, nestled deep in the Japanese Southern Alps at an elevation of 700 meters in the pristine forests of Yamanashi Prefecture. Founded in 1973, Hakushu is one of the highest-altitude whisky distilleries on earth, and its unique mountain environment — pure alpine water, cool forest air, and dramatic seasonal temperature swings — imparts a character to its whisky that is impossible to replicate anywhere else.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 18 Year expression represents the pinnacle of the Hakushu range — 18 years of patient maturation in a combination of American white oak, Spanish oak, and Japanese oak casks, producing a whisky of extraordinary elegance, complexity, and depth. Lightly peated in the distinctive Hakushu style, it balances the distillery’s signature fresh, herbal, and forest-floor character with a rich, mature oak complexity that only nearly two decades of aging can deliver.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNose:\u003c\/strong\u003e Delicate \u0026amp; complex — fresh green herbs, mint, light smoke, ripe orchard fruit, vanilla \u0026amp; a cool, forest-fresh elegance unique to Hakushu\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePalate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Refined \u0026amp; beautifully layered — honey, ripe fruit, gentle peat smoke, toasted oak, light spice \u0026amp; a silky, mature complexity born of 18 years in the mountain forest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Long, clean \u0026amp; deeply satisfying — lingering light smoke, fresh herbs, vanilla \u0026amp; a cool, elegant fade that is unmistakably Hakushu\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Single Malt Japanese Whisky — Lightly Peated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaturation:\u003c\/strong\u003e American white oak, Spanish oak \u0026amp; Japanese oak casks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDistillery:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hakushu Distillery, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan — elevation 700m\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFounded:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1973 by Suntory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eABV:\u003c\/strong\u003e 43% (86 proof) | \u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 750ml\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eBest enjoyed neat or with a single drop of pure water to open the delicate forest character. One of the rarest and most sought-after Japanese whiskies available — a true collector’s bottle and a once-in-a-cellar experience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Suntory","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45608259125350,"sku":null,"price":699.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/8640\/9318\/files\/Suntory-The-Hakushu-18-Year-Old-Single-Malt-Whisky.png?v=1778557754","url":"https:\/\/www.bottleshipping.com\/products\/suntory-the-hakushu-18-year-old-single-malt-japanese-whisky-750ml","provider":"Bottle Shipping Liquor and Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}