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Hibiki: Whisky So Delicious It Leaves You Lost for Words

The Hibiki calligraphic character and brand logo

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To understand Hibiki whisky, start with its maker. Suntory is a leading Japanese whisky company, and its whiskies are a first choice for tasting a distinctly Japanese style.

Suntory has three core Japanese whisky brands: Yamazaki, Hakushu and Hibiki. The first two are single malt whiskies, while Hibiki is described here as the world's most expensive blended whisky.

Hibiki and Suntory Whisky brand logo


Hibiki is blended from selected whiskies from Yamazaki, Hakushu and Chita distilleries. Its name comes from the old expression ‘people and nature resonating in harmony’. The distinctive faceted bottle represents the passage of time. The character ‘響’ on its label was written by renowned calligrapher Tansetsu Ogino. Even the paper is carefully chosen: traditional Echizen washi with a long history. To find a specific buyback price, visit the Hibiki 17 Year Old Kacho Fugetsu page for the current quotation.

Hibiki whisky
Hibiki is a whisky brand Suntory launched in 1989 to celebrate its 90th anniversary. In the World Whiskies Awards, often called whisky's Oscars, Hibiki won eight of the fourteen editions held at the time of this account: three for Hibiki 30 Year Old and five for Hibiki 21 Year Old. This made it a deserving king of blended whisky, while it also held first place among Wine-Searcher's world's most expensive blended whiskies.

Below is a detailed introduction to the individual Hibiki releases.
Hibiki Japanese Harmony Blended Whisky
Hibiki Japanese Harmony Blended Whisky
Hibiki Japanese Harmony Blended Whisky

Hibiki Japanese Harmony combines at least twelve malt and grain whiskies made at Suntory's Yamazaki, Hakushu and Chita distilleries. American white oak malt whisky provides a firm foundation, while rare mizunara (Japanese oak) and sherry-cask malt whiskies add richness.
Hibiki Japanese Harmony Master's Select Sherry-Cask Blended Whisky
Hibiki Japanese Harmony Master's Select Sherry-Cask Blended Whisky
Hibiki Japanese Harmony Master's Select Blended Whisky

Hibiki Japanese Harmony Master’s Select combines at least ten malt and grain components matured in five cask types. Under third-generation master blender Shingo Torii, the founder’s grandson, and fourth-generation chief blender Shinji Fukuyo, it brings together stocks from Yamazaki, Hakushu and Chita, including celebrated Yamazaki sherry-cask whisky, into an elegant harmony with a subtle sherried signature.
Hibiki Blender's Choice Blended Whisky
Hibiki Blender's Choice Blended Whisky
Hibiki Blender's Choice Blended Whisky

Hibiki Blender's Choice blends whiskies of different ages, including some matured for more than thirty years, with an average age of around fifteen years. Suntory also selected several wine-cask-matured whiskies for the blend, seeking a rounded, balanced flavour with depth and layers.
Hibiki Japanese Harmony Master's Select Cherry Blossom Limited Edition Blended Whisky
Hibiki Master's Select Sherry-Cask Cherry Blossom Limited Edition Whisky
Hibiki Japanese Harmony Master's Select Limited Edition Blended Whisky

The bottle and packaging celebrate the ‘artistry of Japanese culture’. The ‘artistic and refined’ design features cherry blossoms, an imperial carriage and flowing water.
Hibiki 17 Year Old Blended Whisky
Hibiki 17 Year Old Blended Whisky

The expression launched in 1989 was Hibiki 17 Year Old, blended from more than thirty long-matured malt and grain whiskies, each at least seventeen years old.
Hibiki 17 Year Old has been discontinued. Our sincere advice remains: if you find a bottle, consider securing it.
Hibiki 17 Year Old Kacho Fugetsu Limited Edition Japanese Blended Whisky
Hibiki 17 Year Old Kacho Fugetsu Limited Edition Whisky
Hibiki 17 Years Old Kacho Fugetsu Limited Edition Japanese Blended Whisky

Hibiki 17 Year Old Kacho Fugetsu Limited Edition was released in 2016, with a release of no more than 1,000 bottles.
Hibiki 21 Year Old Blended Whisky
Hibiki 21 Year Old Blended Whisky
Hibiki 21 Years Old Blended Whisky

This whisky won World's Best Blended Whisky five times at the World Whiskies Awards, making it a deserving core expression of the brand.
The Hibiki brand began in 1989, while Hibiki 21 was introduced in 1994. Alongside its quality, the presentation stood out: a crystal bottle with 24 facets and a carefully made Echizen washi label. The facets represent the day’s 24 hours and the year’s 24 solar terms, expressing the importance of time in whisky.
Hibiki 21 Year Old Kacho Fugetsu Limited Edition Whisky
Hibiki 21 Year Old Kacho Fugetsu Limited Edition Whisky

In Japanese, ‘Kacho Fugetsu’ means flowers, birds, wind and moon. The bottle design represents Japan's beautiful natural scenery.
Hibiki 21 Year Old Mount Fuji Limited Edition includes a first edition sold only in Japan, limited to 2,000 bottles, and a second, duty-free edition also limited to 2,000 bottles.
Hibiki 30 Year Old Blended Whisky
Hibiki 30 Year Old Blended Whisky
Hibiki 30 Years Old Blended Whisky

Released in 1997, this whisky blends spirit from Yamazaki and Hakushu, mainly matured in North American white oak casks for at least thirty years, with grain whisky aged for at least thirty years from Chita. Every production step is carried out by hand. Only a few thousand numbered bottles are produced each year. The bottle design is more elaborate too: thirty facets in the crystal bottle represent the thirty years spent by the whisky in oak casks, while the label uses Echizen washi embedded with gold leaf.
Hibiki 35 Year Old Blended Whisky
Hibiki 35 Year Old Blended Whisky
Hibiki 35 Years Old Blended Whisky

Hibiki 35 Year Old occupies a position comparable to Yamazaki 50 Year Old. Released as a limited edition of only 150 bottles at a time, it is generally seen only at auction. It blends whiskies matured for thirty-five to forty-six years and is presented in specially designed ceramic bottles.
In 2017, Suntory released a pair of bottles to celebrate four hundred years of Japanese porcelain. Made in Arita and Kutani styles respectively, the bottles feature peony and butterfly motifs.

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