Description
Hibiki Japanese Harmony Masters Select has at least 10 kinds of malts and grains, aged in 5 different types of wine barrels, including American white oak casks, Sherry casks and Mizunara oak casks. Under the supervision of the third-generation bartender and the great-grandson of the founder of SHINGO TORII, Coupled with the training of the fourth-generation chief bartender Fu and Shinji (SHINJI FUKUYO), the noble and harmonious light Yamazaki sherry barrel characteristics are integrated, and more than 10 kinds of original wines from Yamazaki, Baizhou and Chita wineries are integrated, including the world-renowned Yamazaki Sherry cask whiskey.
The unique 24-section design of the wine bottle comes from the concept of the 24 solar terms. The bottle label is made of Echizen washi paper without excessive decoration, and the calligraphy character "Hibiki" is printed on it. This is the inscription of the famous Japanese calligrapher Ogino Tanyuki.
Conveying the world view of Japanese whiskey. The chief bartender of Hibiki, Shinji Fukuyo, imagined the harmony of taste and aroma, one is pure, and at the same time, it can be complicated and harmonious, which is the core concept of Hibiki harmony.
Hibiki was launched in 1989 to commemorate Suntory’s 90th anniversary, and has ever since been embraced as the paragon of The Art of Japanese Whisky, the very product of Japanese nature and her people. Hibiki Whisky is not only Japan’s most highly awarded blended whisky, but among the most prestigious and honoured whiskies in the world.
Suntory is the oldest whisky making company in Japan. Its origins stretch back to a small shop, started in 1899 by Torii Shinjiro, which specialized in selling imported wines. Today, it is the country’s largest and most recognizable producer of quality whisky. Of all its products, the Hibiki remains the most popular, having been chosen as the best whisky in the world on several occasions.
Nose: Plum, syrup, roses, sweet wood, vanilla bean, cream, ripe apple, hints of sandalwood
Taste: Orange marmalade, dark chocolate, a slight bitterness
Finish: Sweetness, harmoniously leaving fresh oak on the palate