Japanese whisky giant Suntory, announced on 16th May 2018 the discontinuance of the Hibiki 17 year old and Hakushu 12 year old. This has in turn sparked a global hunt for this elusive bottle from drinkers, collectors and of course investors. Ultimately the retail price for this bottle has increased from around AUD$200 in 2018 (pre-Suntory announcement) to over AUD$1200 today. […]
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Suntory Hibiki 35 year old Arita and Kutani edition 2016 !
Suntory created the surprise by unveiling two ultra limited edition of Hibiki 35 year old called Arita and Cuntani which release is scheduled for 2018. Hibiki, the most famous blended whisky from Japan, in its 35 year old version hasn’t been bottled for several years, and due to the shortage of old and very old Japanese whiskies everybody feared to ever see again one […]
Yamazaki Whisky Distillery Japan
Background Yamazaki Distillery is a unique single distillery producing a variety of whiskies, which very few distilleries in the world can match. Yamazaki started out crafting world-class whisky to please the delicate Japanese palate. This theme has been a constant over the distillery’s long history as craftsmen add new innovations while continuing to practise skills passed […]
Australia Prepares for a Japanese Christmas
The demand for Japanese Whisky has never been more prevalent in Australia, we have an insatiable thirst for it. With a quick investigation using Google Trends, it is apparent that Aussies can’t get enough of our new found whisky of choice. Australia ranks as the country with the highest number of queries among search terms for […]