Q. Will Hibiki 21 be discontinued?
With each award both the price and demand for the Hibiki 21 has risen, making the 17 the last of the current Hibiki aged range that could be bought at a price that wouldn’t break the bank. This is expected to change now that Suntory has decided to stop producing the expression, amidst shortages of aged stock.
Q. Is Hibiki 21 good?
Hibiki 21 was named World’s Best Blended Whisky at the 2013 World Whiskies Awards and was awarded 96 points in Jim Murray’s 2014 Whisky Bible. Dr. Whisky says it’s ‘Unbelievably balanced, and dangerously drinkable’. So basically, it’s pretty good stuff!
Q. How much is a bottle of Hibiki 17 worth?
The 2019 Edition of Hibiki 17 is available for pre-order on Japanese whisky retailer Dekanta for a whopping $600, a $450 jump over the whisky’s official $150 retail price.
Q. Why is Hibiki 30 so expensive?
One of the key reasons that Japanese whisky is so expensive is that there is simply not enough supply to meet the ever-growing demand.
Q. Is Hakushu 12 discontinued?
Hakushu 12 Year was discontinued in June 2018 after the rise in popularity of Japanese Whiskies depleted stocks. Therefore, it’s safe to assume that the company will only release a limited quantity of bottles.
Q. Does Costco sell Hibiki?
Costco HIBIKI Suntory Harmony Whiskey $58.99 [Blended 12 yrs], Suntory Toki Japanese Whisky $28.99 YMMV B&M.
Q. How do you drink Hibiki 21?
Suntory Whisky can be enjoyed in many different ways and here are a few recommended ways to drink.
- highball.
- neat.
- on the rocks.
- half rock.
- whisky & Water.
- hot whisky.
Q. What do you do with empty hibiki bottles?
What to do with empty whisky bottles
- Turn it into a lamp.
- Use it as a lantern.
- Create a unique set of whiskey tumblers.
- Give it a second life as a soap dispenser.
- Turn it into a candle.
- Use it to store your old corks.
- Create a whisky birdfeeder.
Q. Is Hakushu 12 year discontinued?
Suntory single malt whisky Hakushu 12 Year returns after it was discontinued two years ago. Here’s more good news: one of Japan’s top whiskies, the Hakushu 12 Year which was discontinued in June 2018, will be appearing on the shelves again in Japan on March 30.
Q. What’s the most expensive Japanese whiskey?
Yamazaki 50
Officially the most expensive bottle of Japanese whisky ever sold, the elusive elixir sold for HK$2,300,000 (around $299,000). Sotheby’s Hong Kong auctioned off the whisky that was bottled in 2011 and smashed the previous record of around $129,000 that was held by a 2005 bottling of Yamazaki 50-Year-Old.
Q. Will Hibiki 17 come back?
In 2018, Suntory announced it was discontinuing its popular Hibiki 17-year-old bottling due to a lack of sufficiently aged spirit (although that discontinuation does not appear to have actually happened).
Q. Will Hibiki 12 come back?
Suntory single malt whisky Hakushu 12 Year returns after it was discontinued two years ago. Japanese whisky lovers were recently thrilled to discover that Suntory will be releasing new, limited edition Hibiki and single malt Yamazaki whiskies in May.
