Hibiki Japanese Harmony A blended whisky from Suntory that brings to life the harmony of Japanese nature and craftmanship. A delicate and well balanced expression that is both subtle and complex, crafted with more than 10 malt and grain whiskies to create a harmony of flavours and aromas. The constituent malts come from Suntory’s two malt whisky distilleries, Yamazaki and Hakushu, and the grain component from the company’s Chita Distillery. Founded in 1923, Yamazaki is Japan’s oldest whisky distillery. It was designed by Masataka Taketsuru (‘The Father of Japanese Whisky’), a young chemist who had been sent to Scotland four years previously by Suntory’s founder, Shinjiro Torii. Hakushu was built by Shinjiro’s son in 1973 and is one of the largest malt distilleries in the world. The production process is very similar to that for Scotch whisky, and the product is the closest in style to Scotch of all non-Scotch whisky. But it is by no means a copy: from the start, the aim was to create a unique Japanese style. Pale amber in colour. A delicate scent of polished copper and light vanilla to start with, developing complex floral, green, mossy then fresh oaky notes, changing all the time. A surprisingly dry mouthfeel, and a lightly sweet, then chilli-pepper taste, at full strength, mellowing with a little water, leaving a charred, oaky aftertaste. * Every Buyer takes responsibility of any possible applicable duties and taxes charged by your local custom. * All merchandises are not only non-returnable but also non-refundable once shipped. * Please kindly and carefully examine all the attached pictures and details before placing the bid. * Based on the issue of custom clearance, actually we didn't ship to Spain, Portugal, Latvia, Malta, Estonia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia and Israel currently. if you insist on bidding the lot, we will try to ship via private couriers like DHL, Fedex or UPS with higher shipping Postage and we feel so sorry to make this rule due to the high risk of being confiscated by the local custom with uncertain reasons that no one can confirm that based on previous shipping experiences. Once being confiscated, all cost will be balanced by the buyer and seller, including one time shipping cost , one time returned shipping cost and the bottle itself value. *This lot is offered multiple times by the seller, therefore the bottle(s) that you receive may be different from the one(s) displayed in the picture, but the condition will be identical.