Suntory Hibiki 12 Year Old Kacho Fugetsu Edition Blended Japanese Whisky (700ml)

Note: Product has come from a private collection and as such has some minor scuffing/scratches/handling marks. Actual product pictured. No gift box included.

Released in 2015, not long before Hibiki's age-statement hiatus, this bottling was produced to pay tribute to the classical Japanese aesthetic concept of Kacho Fugetsu, which captures the beauty of nature and the changing seasons.

A legendary Japanese blend comprising of more than 20 components, including single malt whiskies from the Yamazaki and Hakushu distilleries and grain whisky from the Chita distillery (an exclusive producer of grain spirit), ranging from 12 to 30 years in age.

The twelve year old incorporates an otherwise standard oak regime, utilising a combination of American oak ex-bourbon barrels and European ex-sherry butts, with the additional twist of including American oak previously used to mature Umeshu, a traditional Japanese plum liqueur. Interestingly, these types of casks were originally used for efficiency's sake, however is now an integral part of its trademark flavour profile. After marrying all the components, the final blend undergoes an exotic filtration through bamboo charcoal.