Description
The Hakushu Distillery was founded half a century after Yamazaki.
Keizo Saji, the second Master Blender, inherited his father’s quest to push the boundaries of what a Japanese whisky could be.
He had searched all over Japan for high quality water that would produce the most delicately aromatic whisky.
After searching with tenacity to the headstreams of rivers and deep into rugged mountains, he found Hakushu.
The Hakushu Distillery is one of the highest distilleries in the world, built amidst the deepest forests of Mt.
Kaikomagatake in the Japanese Southern Alps.
The majestic forest that surrounds the Hakushu Distillery shelters an abundance of plant varieties reflecting the many expressions of Japanese nature.
The malt whiskies born here are simultaneously blessed with a very particular microclimate, verdant forests, and water offering a rare softness only made possible by filtration of rain and snow through thousand-year-old granite rocks.
Straight from the untouched forests, soft and crisp waters and mountains of the Southern Japanese Alps, it is no wonder that Hakushu is a “green and crisp” whisky.
Created by the dream for a new type of whisky of Keizo Saji, the second master blender, the unique taste made in distinct four seasons in high altitude is praised by the most curious whisky connoisseurs and lovers of gastronomy.
The Hakushu range of whiskies, with their crisp and vibrant feel, each one unique in a single malt whisky, will enliven your palate and liberate your senses.
Dark amber in colour, aromas of plum, caramel and unlit cigars.
The palate has flavours reminiscent or crème brulee with baked pineapple and sage.
The finish is long with pleasant smoke and hints of cypress.
The Finer Details Style – Japanese Whisky Country – Japan Bottle Size – 700ml ABV – 43%
