Hibiki 12-year-old

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Hibiki 12-year-old

Category	Blended Malt Whisky from
Bottler	Distillery Bottling
Age	12 years old
Strength	43.0 % Vol.
Bottle size	700 ml
Availability
Price	± € 50.00 \| £ 42.24 \| $ 64.35

Added: 3 Oct. 2011 8:03 am by tipenabo

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Notes & Reviews

FedeBosco

posted 12 Feb. 2013

FedeBosco gave this whisky 85 points

Color

Deep gold

Nose

Medicinal at first impact, after a while floreal, brown honey, something like rhubarb and marzipan, fruits.

Taste

Medicinal (malt and oak I think) at first, after a while honey, floreal. You can taste the sweet and the bitter in the same time.

Finish

45 minutes (keeps going!), medium and clean, "obanish" but sweeter, "antique" honey, warm.

Comments

Nice Japanese dram. Very relaxing before dinner, washes up and cleans the mouth.

zinaf

posted 8 Dec. 2012

zinaf gave this whisky 88 points

Color

Deep gold

Nose

malt; citrus - oranges; touch of grassiness; sweetness; creamy; nutty; apricots;

water: candy shop; toffee

Taste

fruit bomb; citrus; oranges; apples; touch of vanilla; sweet;

water - more sweetness

Finish

medium on sour apple; citrus

Comments

what a great whisky. took me by surprise. i could sip this every day, couple of times a day.

HunterRomario

posted 29 May. 2012

HunterRomario gave this whisky 84 points

Color

Amber

Nose

Vůně je na blend velmi vyrazná, čímz mi připomněla Nikku from the barrel. Ovocně sladová, meloun, salátová okurka (takze paleta vůní jako vystřizená z Glen Ord 12y), navrch ananas.

Taste

Jemná, uhlazenější, ovocitá s kořením.Na jazyku nasládlá, pak se projeví dub. V dozvuku nasládle pikantní koření. Krásně vyvázená whisky, Japonci odvedli poctivou práci.

Finish

Comments

m884

posted 4 Apr. 2012

m884 gave this whisky 82 points

Nose: fresh, flowery, caramel,a bit mint, a bit cedar wood, more on the dry side
Mouth: a bit oak, ume flavored candy, nectar
Finish: a bit oak, delicate sweetness, mountain flowers, umeshu (maybe my mind is playing tricks), mouthwatering subtle sourness

Very smooth and fresh, I could imagine this working with ice if you must.

cuhp

posted 18 Dec. 2011

cuhp gave this whisky 77 points

Official tasting notes:

"Colour: Amber, tinged with gold

Nose: Plums, raspberries, pineapples, honey, vanilla

Palate: Extremely smooth and soft

Finish: Long and clean, sweet, spicy"

mmaclean

posted 15 Dec. 2011

mmaclean gave this whisky 88 points

Color

Chestnutoloroso sherry

Nose

exotic fruit, pineapple, mango, papaya, citrus fruits

Taste

vanilla, honey, light berry notes and some peach

Finish

surprisingly long, clean, sweet, white pepper on the end.

Comments

This is a well balanced whisky!

Remember it\'s maturity that makes whisky great! That\'s why I Love The Glenrothes!

mmaclean

posted 15 Dec. 2011

mmaclean gave this whisky 88 points

Weighted rate

86

Nose - aroma

87

Initial taste

86

Body

85

Finish

86

Price

90

Presentation

85

Well balanced nose, honey, vanilla, fruit like pineapple, lemon. Taste, pineapple upside down cake, barley, marzipan, cloves. Body, vibrant and exciting. Finish, medium, smooth, very well done. Good job Suntory!

Remember it\'s maturity that makes whisky great! That\'s why I Love The Glenrothes!

mmaclean

posted 15 Dec. 2011

mmaclean gave this whisky 88 points

this is actually good. Surprised, but really good. For a 12 yr, this has allot of flavor and I will definitely bring this to my next tasting event for 12 year old.

Remember it\'s maturity that makes whisky great! That\'s why I Love The Glenrothes!

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