Suntory Hibiki 17 Years Kacho Fugetsu Special Limited Edition Japanese Premium Blended Whisky 43.0% ABV - the award-winning Japanese premium blended whisky from the renowned distilleries of Suntory!
This 17 years old Hibiki Kacho Fugetsu Blended Whisky is a special edition - the beauty of Japanese nature, elegant red-crowned cranes and blosson Japanese style painting silk-screened on Hibiki signature 24-factet decanter bottle. The them of this Hibiki 17 years old bottle is KACHO FÜGETSU. This design embodies the beauty of Japanese nature. Hibiki to the Japanese reresents harmony, and so the name symbolises this unique marriage of malts and harmonnious blend from Japan. The sweet floral aroma of this hand-selected matured malts combines with a natural wood essence to create a truly distinctive whisky with a full-bodies taste. Hibiki is Suntorys flagship blended whisky - the Hibiki 17 year old is a superb and a fantastic and award winning Japanese blend whisky, made with aged malt and grain whiskies from Suntory's three distilleries. Spicy and sophisticated, this is great for catching people out at blind tastings. Recently awarded a Gold Editor's Choice award from Whisky Magazine and picked up the top prize in its category at the World Whisky Awards 2010. From its launch, Hibiki has been embraced as the paragon of The Art of Japanese Whisky, the very product of Japanese nature and her people. Hibiki is not only Japan's most highly awarded blended whisky, but among the most prestigious and honoured whiskies in the world. Nose: Ripe soft and pillow like with hints of smoke and toasty wood. Citrus leaf, cocoa, cooked apricot, ripe banana, hazelnut giving a crunch. Palate: Toffee sweetness stretches along the palate. Very clean and clear. Sweet with sultana and cherry. The finish is long and silky. Relaxed and laid back. A excellent blending japanese blended whisky!
Whisky is an essential part of the Japanese drinking culture and Japanese are particularly careful when it comes to the creation of an artwork. The statement may seem surprising, but it is historically easy to explain. As early as 1924 began Mr. Torii, founder of Suntory, with the whisky production. The founder of Suntory, Shinjiro Torii, opened its first retail store Torii Shoten, the imported wines sold in February 1899 in Osaka. In 1924 he began beyond the production of Single Malt Whisky. During this time, the first time the name Suntory has been used as a brand name. Today's distillery is located in Kyoto, whose environment has a versatile air and high humidity. When he established the first distillery in Yamazaki Japan sink outside Kyoto, he could not foresee the promising future this whisky should have series in the best dreams. In 1929 he presented his first distillate under the name Shirofuda. The Suntory Hibiki is one of the worlds best premium blended whiskys. Hibiki, which means in Japanese harmony, is a master blend of carefully selected 35 full-bodied malt and grain whiskys, which rested many years in different barrel types and care for his multiple award-winning complex aroma and a special taste experience. These whiskys are matured in different barrels and are blinded to each other at the end, and then mature six more months in barrel. A portion of the blend matured in barrels made of very rare Japanese Mizunara oak. The world famous and best-selling Suntory Hibiki 17 years stands out with its soft, full-bodied flavor and its lightweight peatiness, tropical fruit and caramel determine the delicate and complex flavor and he was honored by Whisky Magazine as Gold Editors Choice, won the World Whisky Awards and was of the International Wine and Spirits Competition repeatedly provided with awards. The 24 facets of the bottle of Hibiki Premium Blended malt whiskys symbolize the 24 seasons that we know from the ancient tradition of Sekki, the old Japanese calendar. The Suntory Hibiki malt whisky is certainly one of the best blended malts, which are currently available worldwide and represents the peak of Japanese Whisky Art.
- World Whiskies Awards 2012 - Best Japanese Blend 13 to 20 years
- International Spirits Challenge Gold 2009, 2012, 2013
- San Francisco World Spirits Competition Gold 2005
- International Wine and Spirits Competition Gold (BEST IN CLASS) 2007
- Nose: Ripe bananas, creamy vanilla, floral aromas and a gentle citrus freshness.
- Palate: Toffee bananas, butter cream and vanilla. Sweetish raisins and cherries. Being well-balanced, silky soft
- Finish: Sweet, long and silky, velvety with a hint of citrus
- Colour: amber
- Typ: Blended Whisky (Malt and Grain) - Distillery Bottling
- District: Japan
- Description: A blend of more than 35 different whiskeys. These whiskeys are matured in many different barrels and are blinded to each other at the end and then ripen another six months in barrel. A portion of the blend matured in casks made of very rare Japanese Mizunara oak.
- Age: 17 years old (at least 17 years of aging in casks of either all three Suntory distilleries)
- Alcohol ABV% 43.0
- Bottling Series: 17 Years Kacho Fugetsu Limited Special Edition
- Bottle Size 70cl / 700ml
- chill filtered
- Packaging with original box
- Prducer/Importer: Morrison Bowmore Distillers LTD, Glasgow G21 1EQ, Scotland
- Country of Origin: Japan
- limited, one of 600 bottles - rare collector´s whisky!
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