Hakushu 25 Year Old | Japanese Single Malt | 43% ABV | 70cl

High in the Southern Japanese Alps at roughly 700 metres above sea level, Hakushu distillery is surrounded by ancient cedar and pine forest. Founded in 1973, it produces a style entirely its own: lighter, greener and more mineral than Yamazaki, with a delicate thread of smoke. The 25 Year Old is the pinnacle of the permanent Hakushu range — and with the distillery having suspended production of core-range expressions to protect ageing stocks, bottles are exceptionally scarce.

Key Details

• Distillery: Hakushu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
• Age: 25 Years Old
• Style: Japanese Single Malt Whisky
• Cask maturation: American white oak and Spanish oak
• Bottling strength: 43% ABV
• Bottle size: 70cl
• Colouring / filtration: Natural colour
• Condition: Perfect, with original packaging

Tasting Notes

Nose: Delicate light fruit, fresh herbal mint, soft malt and a gentle suggestion of mountain air. Toasted oak and toffee develop with time.

Palate: Smooth and elegant — black pepper, very light herbal peat, mint-touched oak and dark toffee. A touch of bitter chocolate adds complexity.

Finish: Long and herbal, with a sweet botanical note carrying the length. Clean, precise and deeply satisfying.

Why This Bottle Is Worth Bidding On

• Production severely curtailed to protect stock levels; one of the most difficult Suntory expressions to source worldwide
• 25 years of high-altitude forest maturation distils the unique Hakushu character to its finest expression
• A generational collector's piece from a distillery working at the limit of its rare stock