Hakushu Distiller Reserve Whisky

Hakushu Distiller's Reserve is a single malt Japanese whisky from Suntory's Hakushu distillery, set deep in the forests of the southern Japanese Alps in Yamanashi Prefecture. Made with soft mountain water, it captures the fresh, crisp and gently smoky character for which the distillery is known.

Bottled without an age statement, it brings together lightly peated malt with older, more heavily peated whiskies, matured largely in American oak. The nose is fresh and vibrant, with pine needles, green apple and melon. The palate is crisp and green, with grapefruit and mint, a little oak and a plume of smoke, before a delicate finish with a smoky tail. Bottled at 43% ABV, it is excellent neat, on the rocks or as the foundation for a Highball.