Hakushu Distiller's Reserve Japanese Whiskey Suntory

Hakushu Distillers Reserve Japanese Whiskey Hard to find in stock !Hakushu Distillers Reserve, described by Suntory as the next generation of Japanese whisky, have been created from a number of casks hand selected by a team of blenders.Its been aged for between eight and 20 years, though Suntory have decided not to declare an age statement on the bottle, claiming that age should not be the sole parameter of quality.In particular, Suntory claimed the new releases presented an ideal opportunity to showcase some of its younger malts that possess a rare vibrancy and energy.The distiller said: the quest was to deliver a truly execptional Japanese no-age-statement whisky without taboo.Distillers Reserve represents the House of Suntorys ongoing commitment to challenge what a Japanese whisky can be.Hakushu Distillers Reserve uses a young lightly peated malt along with a heavily peated and 18-year-old American oak whisky in its blend.Also blended by Suntory chief blender Shinji Fukuyo and bottled at 43% abv, the whisky is described as having notes of peppermint, melon and cucumber on the nose, and flavours of yuzu, grapefruit and lemon thyme.