Hakushu Bourbon Barrel

Overall rating: 86.53/100
votes: 45

Category: Single Malt
Distillery: Hakushu
Bottler: Distillery Bottling
Bottled: 2011
Casktype: Bourbon Barrel
Strength: 48.2 % Vol.
Size: 700 ml
Barcode: 4901777205581
Added on: 15 Nov 2011 7:18 pm

Average value

€ 612,02

Found 4 online shops. Lowest price:

€ 415,00

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	dekantā	€ 497,05

	La Maison du Whisky	€ 890,00

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Whisky Reviews for Hakushu Bourbon Barrel

9 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 86.53 points

wekke did not rate this whisky
20 Dec 2015 1:36 pm

Tasting Note by The Chaps at Master of Malt

Nose:
Creamy and sweet, some lemon drizzle cake and black forest honey, a
litle coconut milk and buttery toffee. A touch of cooked banana and
guava too.
Palate:
Creamy and thick with banana split, butterscotch and barrel char
upfront. Hints of smoke, alongside melon and pineapple. A little
allspice develops.
Finish: Fruity and tangy with porridge oats and golden syrup.
Thermidor scored this whisky 85 points
02 Dec 2015 9:25 pm

In my opinion this one beats the 12 and 18 year old Hakushus. Not by much but still.
wekke did not rate this whisky
16 Jun 2015 12:38 am

World whisky awards 2011 : Best japanese single malt NAS
bull10298 scored this whisky 76 points
06 Jun 2015 5:29 pm

This is a parallel release to the Yamazaki Single Malt Bourbon Barrel and comes
from Suntory?s second distillery of Hakushu, which is actually the largest
operational malt whisky distillery in the world. As with the Yamazaki, this
expression comprises various malts between 10 and 15 years of age which have
been matured in former Bourbon barrels. Delicate and initially slightly reticent
on the nose. Lemon, grapefruit and spice. Some gumminess. The palate is rounded
and spicy, with banana, pineapple, hazelnuts and vanilla. Lingering lively
ginger and subtle oak in the finish.

http://www.whisky-pages.com/notes/distillery.php?id=sun
TastyDram did not rate this whisky
15 Oct 2014 7:23 am
A typical summertime dram from our Japanese friends. Fresh and fruity. It does not come with an age statement, though it is quite expensive. Count € 80 - €90. The 2013 edition is even more expensive. €110 aproximately.

Nose

A hand carved oak fruit bowl, full of tropical fruits. Think of pineapple and coconut. Water adds bananas, citrus and melons. And off course some oak and vanilla. You'll discover even a bit of white pepper.

Taste

Due to the ABV it is quite hot on the tongue. Yet the fruity flavors give it a fresh body. Green (sour) apples and bananas. And once again some melon and pineapple. At the end a faint hint of smoke.

Finish

Short and crispy, like you've just had a bite of a Granny Smith apple.
Myst111 scored this whisky 83 points
15 Jun 2014 10:46 pm
takes some time until the flavors come through.

Nose

Forest honey, banana, light sweet

Taste

First creamy sweet, then some melon, in the background a hint of citrus fruits. Very little smoke.

Finish

not the longest finish, but good. The citrus fruits from the button are in the foreground
Titi94 scored this whisky 88 points
03 Apr 2013 5:09 pm

Tasting Notes by the Bottler:

- Color: gold.

- Aroma: tropical fruits, citrus, vanilla.

- Taste: light, smooth.

- Finish: refreshing, clean.
Titi94 scored this whisky 88 points
24 Feb 2013 7:43 pm
Tasting notes & comments by LMDW: Particularly inspired, this limited edition Bourbon Barrel is a succession of moments all more poetic one than the other.

Nose

Fine, delicate. Peat and smoke are planted on exotic fruits (banana, pineapple), malted barley and vanilla. Then, the ashes clearly evoke the hearth of the fireplace and the smoked meat and citrus zests are a powerful and explosive cocktail.Linden honey brings its heady aromas.

Taste

With the same delicacy, she caresses the palate (malted barley, mousse, dark chocolate and lemon). Peat and barley come closer, peat making in this a return to the sources. An alternation of yellow and green tones highlights its freshness of expression.

Finish

Long, sweet. White flowers (lily of the valley, lilac) appear. Evoke the moment cherry blossoms. One moment, time suspends its flight. A country and bucolic landscape appears to us. As a conclusion, the spicy tip (pepper, clove) enhances the vanilla and turns it into crème brûlée.
Emilien206 scored this whisky 88 points
04 Jan 2013 2:42 am

An extra ... http://caisseenbois.blogspot.fr/2013/01/hakushu-bourbon-barrel.html?m=1

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