![]() Although it was aged 18 years, it was single cask and was very raw, young and strong. It all started in Japan in October 2014 when I brought my father-in-law a bottle of Scotch. I've only been into whisky for a few months, although I'm a bit of a beer and wine buff. I didn't add any water to this whisky but it was diluted with my tears as I drank. I wish I'd brought 3 or 4 bottles (I could sell 1 bottle and pay for the other 3 and still make a profit). Within a month every website said 'sold out'. Then when I finally decided to pull the trigger the price was now over £100. As I watched the fill level drop I kept reminding myself to buy another. I promised myself it was worth it, I'd pick up another bottle, when I got round to it. I checked the price online, it was quite expensive (I think it was about £65-70 at the time. I decided this was a whisky I'd make damn sure I always had a bottle of in the house. This whisky reinforces the point that Victor makes about if you like a whisky and you think the price is reasonable then stock up. But it was a beautifully balanced whisky and still the best Japanese whisky I've ever tasted (admittedly I think I've only had maybe 6 or 7). Is it worth the huge sums people shell out for a bottle now? Of course not. I've never picked up plums in a whisky as much as I have with this Hibiki.įinish is reasonably long, more fruit, some bolied sweets and bonfire toffee and has the barest, barest whispering of smoke. Arrival and development is all fruit oranges and plums. Jasmine, hibiscus, some orange and scented candles. The bottle (it comes in what looks like an oversized aftershave bottle) is long gone but I decanted the last 50ml and finally decided to drink it last night. I had this bottle as a present from my sister for my 40th just over 5 years ago. ![]()
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