ABV 43%
A perfectly balanced dram. Fruit and spices mingle gently.
Martine Nouet
Hakushu
Brand
Hakushu
Bottler
12 Years Old
Expression
Single Malt
Type
12
Age (Years)
43%
ABV
Japan
Region/Country
Standard (Distillery or blended)
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: Fruity and sweet. Ripe cherry plums, almond milk, acacia honey.
Palate: Smooth and velvety. A caressing feel, quite thick. Good balance. As fruity as on the nose. Plums with a hint of prunes.
Finish: Medium, with a pleasant dry spiciness. Soothes down on an almondy note.
Comment: A perfectly balanced dram. Fruit and spices mingle gently.
Score: 8
Taster
Nose: Light and grassy and slightly stony to start. In time there's sweet persimmon and nut.
Palate: Pure and very clean. Sweet lime, green fruits then a hint of smoke and a buttery meadow sweet/chamomile note. Light to the point of fragility.
Finish: Honey, lemon and a little ginger.
Comment: Delicacy to the fore. A breakfast dram if there were ever one.
Score: 7.5
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