About this bottle
The Hakushu Japanese Forest Bittersweet Edition is a limited edition, non-age-stated single malt Japanese whisky released in late 2023, primarily for Japanese travel retail. It is known for its complex flavor profile and is exclusively aged in Spanish oak (sherry) casks, which impart its distinctive bittersweet character.
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Hakushu - Japanese Forest Bittersweet Edition
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Ended 15th October 2026 · AUCTION #126 (OCT 26) · 28 bids
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Specification
- Lot number
- 1060316
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Japan
- Size
- 70cl
- Type
- Japanese Single Malt Whisky
- Number of Bottles
- 1
- Strength (%)
- 43%
- Distillery
- Hakushu
- Distillery Status
- Operational
About the distillery
Hakushu distillery is a Japanese whisky distillery. It is owned by the Suntory group, and situated in the Toribara locality of the former town of Hakushū (now part of Hokuto), in the Yamanashi Prefecture, Chūbu region, Japan.
The distillery was established in 1973, in the forest on the slopes of Mount Kaikoma. In 1981, it was expanded by the commissioning of a second Hakushu East site, near the original site, now called Hakushu West. All production is now focused on the new site.
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