Hibiki 21 Year Old Blended Japanese Whisky

Hibiki 21 Year Old Blended Japanese Whisky

In February 1899, Shinjiro Torii opened a store in Osaka, Japan that traded imported wines. Within a decade, Torii began producing his own sweet grape wine called Akadama Port Wine, which became wildly popular throughout Japan. In 1923, Torii fascinated by whisky his entire life decided to expand his business and began construction of the Yamazaki Distillery, Japan's first-ever whisky distillery. Although inspired by traditional Scottish distilleries, Torii envisioned a uniquely Japanese approach to whisky and chose a location for his distillery that offered a climate and terrain that were completely different from those of Scotland. Nestled on the periphery of Kyoto, Yamazaki Distillery is situated at the confluence of three rivers the Katsura, Uji, and Kizu that provide the warm, damp environment ideal for the production and maturation of whisky. Fifty years after the construction of Yamazaki Distillery, Keizo Saji inherited his father's vision and constructed Suntory's second distillery. Situated amidst the deep forests of Mount Kaikomagatake in Japan's southern Alps, the Hakushu Distillery enjoys a unique microclimate as a result of being surrounded by nearly 6,000 varieties of plants and thousand-year-old granite rocks. Hibiki 21 uses rare, meticulously hand-selected malt whiskies no less than 21 years old. The key malt in the blend is from Yamazaki sherry casks, blended with mellow grain malts. The result is a stunning orchestra of fragrant sweet dry fruits, spicy aromas, and flavors, followed by a smooth and creamy palate, with a rich, refined bouquet and a long finish dappled with a deeply complex character. Pick up your bottle today!