Hibiki 12 year old

Brand: Hibiki

Age: 12 Years

Volume: 700ml

Country: Japan

Packaging: With Box

Abv: 43%

Colour:  Aurulent (Gold-Coloured) or Melichrous (Honey-like).  Maybe Luteous (Golden-yellow).

Nose:  Very fruity, with ripe oranges, apple pie, marmalade and plums (would I have still got those plums if I didn’t know about the plum liqueur maturation?  I’d like to hope so).  Fresh honeysuckle and nougat aromas, sugared almonds, sponge cake, icing sugar. Expressive and exciting.

Palate:  Smooth as a snooker ball, with delicious fresh grain, oak tannins and delicately sherried malt.  Some clove, pepper and mixed peel as the sherry comes forward.  The citrus is here as well, if slightly more tart like lemon or grapefruit.

Finish:  Spices, apple peel and the last remnants of the finely-tuned grain.  Nothing dominates, everything in place – the integration and balance are quite remarkable.  The spices seem to build in intensity at the finale.

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