Buy Hakushu 12 Year Old Single Malt Whisky Online

Buy Hakushu 12 Year Old Single Malt Whisky Online from KL Wine Merchants. The Hakushu 12 Year Old Japanese Single Malt Whisky uses exclusively malted barley, which the distillery mills and mashes with water from the Ojira and Jingu Rivers. This water, renowned for its softness and purity, filters through the granite rocks of the Japanese Alps. After mashing, a unique strain of yeast ferments the grains in wooden washbacks, with Hakushu Distillery housing thousands of unique strains. Despite the additional cost and labor required, wooden washbacks as compared to stainless steel washbacks take advantage of the distillery’s unique location by incorporating naturally occurring lactic acid bacteria and other microorganisms into the wash.

After fermentation, the distillery distills the wash twice in Hakushu’s copper pot stills before laying the whisky to rest in its warehouses. Once the whisky ages for at least twelve years, the team brings it to proof with pure Japanese spring water. As a result of the whisky’s slumber in Japan’s deep forests, Hakushu 12 Year Old Japanese Single Malt Whisky has an herbal aroma, with hints of apples, pears and almonds. The palate has notes of pears, butter cookies and dark plums that are complemented by a subtle, smoky undertone. The finish is soft and pleasant, with a dry, lingering touch.

Hakushu 12 Year Old won the Gold Medal at the International Wine and Spirits Competition, earning the title of “Best in Class.” In addition, it earned the Double Gold Medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition in 2013, and a score of 92 points from the Beverage Testing Institute.

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