Hibiki 12 years Of. Suntory (50cl.)

  • 43% |
  • 0.5L

Un blended whisky équilibré et élégant, affiné en fût de liqueur de prune, une spécialité japonaise.More info

Description du lot

  • Distillery: Suntory
  • Appellation: Blended Whisky
  • Country/Region: Japan Honshu
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 top-shoulder
  • State: 1 good appearance

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Hibiki 12 years Of. Suntory (50cl.)

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  • Current Price Estimate

  • €263
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Latest auction prices

  • 09/06/2023 €276
  • 03/02/2023 €401
  • 09/12/2022 €354
  • 08/04/2022 €342
  • 08/04/2022 €318

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Hibiki 12 years Of. Suntory (50cl.)

Cuvée presentation

Dernier né d’une série de blended whisky reconnus comme étant les meilleurs du monde, ce 12 ans d’âge est un assemblage de whisky malté d’Hakushu affiné en fût de Bourbon, de whisky de Yamazaki vieilli en fût de sherry et de whisky de grain de la distillerie de Chita. Des fûts de liqueur de prune Umeshu, une spécialité japonaise, sont également utilisés, apportant une grande douceur à une expression délicatement parfumée. Une fois assemblé, le nectar repose quatre mois avant l’embouteillage à 43%.
Derrière une robe dorée, cette expression dévoile un nez très fruité, mêlant l’orange, la marmelade et les prunes. Des notes de chèvrefeuille et de nougat complètent ce profil aromatique enivrant. Le palais, d’une grande douceur laisse transparaître l’influence du sherry avec des notes plus épicées et de légers tanins. Le tout est d’un équilibre remarquable, et s’allonge en une finale délicatement épicée. Un très grand whisky, qui démontre le niveau qualitatif exceptionnel des blends japonais.

The distillery Suntory

Suntory was founded by Shinjirō Torii, who, after learning about foreign alcohols during an apprenticeship with a pharmacist, decided to open a wine cellar named Torii Shoten in 1899. He first experienced success as a wine merchant with his flagship product Akadama Port Wine, launched in 1907. His business took the name Kotobukiya in 1921, two years before the construction of Japan’s first distillery, Yamazaki (1923), halfway between Kyoto and Osaka. Japan’s first real whisky was released in 1929 under the name Shirofuda (“white label”), followed in 1937 by the famous Kakubin. The group’s name was changed to Suntory in 1963. In the 1970s, under the direction of Shinjirō Torii’s son Keizo Saiji, two new distilleries were built, the Chita grain distillery in 1972 and Hakushu in 1973, 50 years after Yamazaki was first founded. In 1984, the first widely available Japanese single malt was released, Yamazaki 12 Year Old. 1989 saw the launch of another iconic whisky, the blend Hibiki. After buying Morrison Bowmore in 1994 and Beam in 2014, Suntory (now Beam Suntory) became one of the world’s largest whisky groups, with distilleries in Japan, America and Scotland, including Glen Garioch, Laphroaig and Bowmore.

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Detailed characteristics

  • Distillery: Suntory
  • Bottler: Of.
  • Age: 12 years
  • Appellation: Blended Whisky
  • Country/Region: Japan Honshu
  • Alcohol percentage: 43 %
  • Volume: 0.5L
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 top-shoulder
  • State: 1 good appearance
  • Case: Yes
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Color: Brown

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