Suntory Hakushu 1989 TWE 10th Anniversary Sherry Cask

Suntory Hakushu 18 Year Old

Hakushu uses water from the Ojira and Jingu rivers which is considered among the purest in Japan and therefor bottled as such by Suntory (which owns Hakushu). This whisky is their 18 Year Old, with a slightly darker hue than their 10 Year Old. The nose plays in a different league than the 10 Year Old. More expressive on vanilla, fresh wood...

Score 82/100

Suntory Hakushu 10 Year Old

Hakushu is relatively young distillery, founded in 1973. It was not bottled as single malt until 1984. This 10 Year Old is the entry level malt of this distillery, whose name means ‘white sandbank’, after the white mud left by Ojira and Jingu rivers, from which the distillery takes its water. The nose is sweet and fruity on vanilla and white...

Score 80/100

Suntory Yamazaki 12 Year Old

When I was very young, a special treat for us Deep South Louisianians was a trip to the State Fair! And always, we were fascinated by the cotton candy man and his magic machine. We watched, entranced as the machine spun the filaments of reddish sugar, whilst, around the edges the vendor swooped down a pointed paper cone to the side and the ball of...

Score 50/100

Suntory Hakushu 12 Year Old 1997 Whisky Live Japan

This Hakushu was bottled especially for the 10th Anniversary of Whisky Live in Japan. The cask was selected by none other than Dave Broom, so you can be assured that it will be good, right? It is nicely sweet and mildly perfumy on the nose. All kinds of flowers, especially roses and lilies, and white fruit. A bit of vanilla that goes crescendo. On...

Score 85/100