Also sign me up for newsletters so I can get special offers, recommendations, and expert advice to my inbox! The sweet floral aroma of the hand-selected, matured malts, combined with a natural wood essence, create a truly special whisky, with a full-bodied character. While Shinjiro Torii (along with Masataka Taketsuru) is considered the “father of Japanese whisky”, a similar argument could be made for Keizo Saji being the “father of Japanese single malt whisky”. The excellent Hibiki 12 in the 70cl bottling of blended Japanese whisky, including malts from Yamazaki and Hakushu distilleries.

In 2015, with global demand nearing breaking point, Suntory announced they would be discontinuing this bottle and replacing it with a NAS (non age statement), the Hibiki Harmony. Hibiki 12 year old is a the younger edition of this very popular range of blended whisky produced by Suntory. Bottled to celebrate the beauty of Japan's nature, this is one of only 2000 rare decanters released for the travel market in 2015. The Service and your account are for your personal use only and may not be shared with any third parties.The depth of flavor and complexity in whisky is amazing, and I can’t fathom how people can stand to just drink thin yellow beer all their lives. Saji saw the potential in creating “premium” whiskies and it was he that created the Yamazaki line of single malts and laid the groundwork for the Hibiki range, of which this 12 year old is the only one widely available in the U. We reserve the right to immediately and without prior notice deactivate, suspend and/or terminate your account if you do not abide by the Terms, if you act unlawful, if you do not act or use the Service in good faith, or if you cause any harm whatsoever to the Service, to other Members, to other persons or to us. We'll send them to be recycled and you'll save paper, carbon emissions and time at the recycling centre! Included in their portfolio and under their ownership (some of these may surprise you) are Lucozade, Ribena, Orangina, Courvoisier, Bowmore, Laphroaig, Jim Beam, and Makers Mark.

To be eligible for a full refund you must contact us to inform us of any issue within 24 hours of receipt. lovely plummy woody sweet nose and a nice orangey / marmalade with a nice tingle at the end - beautiful.The Nose: A quite fruity and lively nose full of orange marmalade and red berry jam laced with wonderfully floral honey. The beautiful 24 faces of the bottle symbolise the ancient tradition of “Sekki” – the age-old Japanese calendar. In addition to having been partially aged in plum wine barrels, it looks like it spent some time in Japanese mizunara oak barrels.