Hakushu Distiller's Reserve

Hakushu

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Отзывы сходятся на свежем, лёгком и «японском» характере с фруктово-травянистыми нотами и лёгкой дымностью; часто отмечают простоту и отсутствие глубины по сравнению с 12-летним собратом.

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В большинстве текстовых отзывов виски описывают как свежий, лёгкий и хорошо сбалансированный, с нотами свежих и зелёных фруктов (яблоко, цитрус, нектарин, дыня), травы, мяты, ванили и дуба, а также с лёгкой дымностью или торфянистостью, которая у одних едва уловима, у других выходит вперёд в финише. Несколько отзывов называют его приятным аперитивом, летним/весенним виски, «ухоженным» и лёгким для питья, с приятным ароматом, который нередко считают сильнейшей частью. Вместе с тем неоднократно звучит, что он простоват, не хватает сложности и глубины, а по сравнению с 12-летним Hakushu он уступает; отдельные отзывы отмечают молодость, ощутимый алкоголь или разочарование во вкусе при хорошем носе. Финиш чаще описывают как короткий или средний, иногда с сохраняющейся дымностью, специями или сухостью.

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Cee Expert Junior 85 31 jan 2024 3:52 am

нос 86 · вкус 86 · финиш 84

Hanqing_Zhu Expert Senior 87 13 jun 2025 4:12 pm

нос 87 · вкус 88 · финиш 86

Hvdree Connoisseur 81 14 apr 2016 12:15 am

нос 82 · вкус 82 · финиш 80

Robinzon25 Connoisseur 84 03 feb 2018 8:27 pm

Hakushu Distiller's Reserve, 43% Aroma: The first nose - creamy candy, caramel, marmalade - (as if found himself on a children's holiday). Deeper - baking and almost imperceptible hint of smoke. Taste: sweets, candies, sugar candy and a few phenols. Finish: medium duration, repeating the palette, only smoked echoes are felt much stronger and come to the fore. Conclusion: appetizing, interesting, sweet-smoky whisky. Rating: 84 (n22, t20, f21, b21) In my opinion, samples of whisky Yamazaki and Hakushu without age indication in comparative tasting were a little more interesting than their 12-year-old brothers.

Ficelli Connoisseur 84 03 may 2021 6:19 pm

нос 85 · вкус 84 · финиш 83

Hsh Expert Senior 78 18 mar 2022 5:26 am

hakyushu dr 3.9 Grain, feet, more traditional styles More hefty and assertive. Feet, a spiciness that wraps around the mouth. green apple Fumi is also quite satisfied It was good except for a little bit of a youthful feeling. The more you eat, the less attractive it is. Slightly better than Johnny Black

Sitarane Member Senior 85 19 aug 2022 6:40 pm

нос · вкус · финиш

Нос	86	Nose: fresh grass, mint, apple, 86
Вкус	86	Palate: slightly sweet, notes of fresh fruit, 86
Финиш	82	Length: slightly smoky: 85

GLENRIGI Connoisseur 82 03 apr 2023 5:44 pm

нос 82 · вкус 83 · финиш 82

Avdboom Member Senior 86 09 mar 2016 10:09 am

Perfectly balanced, Japanese engineerd but in the good sense!Discrete but very pleasing nose. Wonderfull taste with Bourbon Wood perfectly comming trough without dominance, zweet but not too sweet, just lovely! Finish is medium but also perfectly diminishing follow up of the taste. Would have been a creaker if it was 46% abv or more, but unlike a lot of it's fellow 43% abv brothers and sisters I like it a lot! I bought a botle for 38 euro's, If I ever come across one for arround 50 euro's when this one is done I might buy it again.

Daan Tje Connoisseur 82 16 apr 2016 10:36 pm

нос 81 · вкус 82 · финиш 84

hfos Expert Senior 80 16 nov 2016 9:58 pm

нос 82 · вкус 82 · финиш 79

Cask1306 Member Junior 85 08 sep 2018 2:58 pm

On the nose: Peatiness (not as heavy as the lagavulin 8, fruit flavours.. sweetness and you can definitely get that oak barrel in there. Taste: Burst in your mouth spicy, aged wood, smoky and vanilla-ish sweetness Finish: medium.. and I could only feel the smokiness persist In my view, this is a great whisky for the price point and point in time (now). Japanese whisky prices are off the roof at the moment but this will not disappoint a guest or a group of friends getting together.

alex..w..fan Connoisseur 84 20 jan 2019 4:03 pm

21 21 21 21 84 It is quite drunk, rounded, without flaws

HokkaidoUni Expert Senior 85 15 aug 2020 5:15 am

The nose makes this one special

нос · вкус · финиш

Нос	87	Nose: grape juice and foaming carpet soap, a little chemical. Maybe some cigarette smoke. Maybe someone had to clean the carpets after a smoker smoked in a non-smoking hotel room. There is a touch of library too, stacks and stacks of books. And manilla folders. It is a law library. Possibly some cucumbers or zucchini, a vined squash underneath it. A little body odor? But not in a bad way. With water: grapefruits, a cigarette and some glue.
Вкус	84	Palate: closed citrus up front and then opens to sweet and salty almonds, some pepper, some glue.
Финиш	83	Finish: short and uneventful. A little gluey rice porridge and grapes. With water: a bit more drying.

RGill Expert Senior 80 08 nov 2023 5:12 pm

Vegetal and fresh whisky. white pepper and vanilla.

plutoes Expert Senior 81 11 jan 2024 6:48 am

нос 81 · вкус 81 · финиш 80

alectron Connoisseur 82 11 jan 2015 10:28 am

Single dram. Blind tasting. Regionals 2014_08

FernetBranco Connoisseur 87 21 sep 2015 9:52 pm

нос 86 · вкус 86 · финиш 86

JacobaEd Connoisseur 81 13 apr 2016 9:06 pm

нос 84 · вкус 81 · финиш 80

avason Member Senior 84 12 aug 2021 5:58 pm

Nose Lots going on in the nose, fresh fruits (nectarine?), some caramel, freshly cut grass. Lots of fresh, summery scents Palate Fresh and clean as the nose hinted at. Sweet citrus, some pepper and oak, a tiny bit of smoke in the background mixed with a light mint flavor Finish short to medium finish. Not too complex but again fresh and clean. Some sweetness before the mint takes over

JNuyts Connoisseur 85 27 aug 2023 10:44 pm

нос 84 · вкус 85 · финиш 86

Mishka Connoisseur 86 13 oct 2025 10:20 pm

нос 88 · вкус 86 · финиш 85

Moomin Expert Senior 87 20 oct 2025 10:30 am

нос 89 · вкус 86 · финиш 86

Jan Francisco Member Senior 83 11 jul 2016 9:47 am

нос 84 · вкус 84 · финиш 84

wisekyofcourse Connoisseur 79 02 oct 2017 12:32 pm

On the nose, spices, grass, green fruits! On the palate, it's simple, fresh on fresh apple-pears, return of fairly fine spices, a little smoke or dried grass smoke! In the final, simple, average on the same aromas. Effective on the dried floral green!

Whiskyhibby Expert Senior 81 12 may 2019 9:05 pm

Colour 18 points - light oak Nose 20 points - barley sugar, kumquat , green apple Palate 20 points - rich , malty, orange peel Finish 23 points, warm lingering slight spice and dark chocolate

Moomin Expert Senior 87 18 oct 2025 7:11 am

нос 88 · вкус 84 · финиш 84

Pouya Member Senior — 04 may 2014 2:35 pm

quite well done, from the level of Hakushu 12 years old (according to my memories), balanced to the Japanese. Lacks a bit of complexity but fits well just a simple and pleasant aperitif whisky

Jean-Brice Expert Senior 84 25 sep 2014 8:19 pm

Really not bad

Guntis Expert Junior 81 03 oct 2016 8:34 pm

нос 78 · вкус 87 · финиш 79

HammerHead Connoisseur 82 02 dec 2016 10:56 pm

нос 82 · вкус 83 · финиш 80

maltaholic Connoisseur 79 12 aug 2017 8:03 am

By Serge Hakushu 'Distiller's Reserve' (43%, OB, Japan, +/- 2017): 79 Punkte

laurensl Expert Junior 84 04 apr 2014 12:49 am

The Hakushu Distiller's Reserve is produced from 3 main ingredients : A "young talent" : whiskies aged less than 10 years in bourbon barrels, called Lightly Peated due to their light peaty notes and choosen for their refreshing and pure characters. An old whisky aged at least 18 years in american white oak, to bring richness and complexity. A young whisky very peated, named Heavily peated, aged around 12 years in bourbon barrels which will give a slightly smoky note. Bottled at 43% of volume, Hakushu Distiller's Reserve contains a few whiskys aged in sherry casks to meet the signature of the distillery and give complexity to single malt. from suntory

Toffie76 Expert Senior 83 31 oct 2014 9:07 pm

Typically a fresh whisky to drink as an aperitif in summer. And why not on ice. I never do it, but with this one, it would not bother me.

maltaholic Connoisseur 79 12 jan 2016 1:17 pm

Young, fruity, vanilla in the nose. I do not taste grapes, spices, but the allegedly existing smoke. The aroma is milder, rounder, the alcohol decreases. Nice. An unusual malt for in between.

MrManners Member Senior 77 08 dec 2016 5:39 pm

нос 75 · вкус 78 · финиш 75

Stanzeflasche Connoisseur 84 01 dec 2018 10:50 pm

A light, grassy peat is felt. We are in the forest, a fairly dense pine forest on a rainy spring day. Heather, humidity, moss, pine needles, a flowing stream. Salty freshness in the background. Eucalyptus. On the palate, more peat and damp earth, limestone, it's grassy but not bitter, rather warm. A hint of anise and tarragon. Fairly long finish, the vegetal peat rises, notes of green tea and fairly intense bay leaves. This is truly a good whisky. I really like it. It's original, and at the same time quite complex. https://ilikesky2020.blogspot.com/2020/11/the-hakushu-distillers-reserve.html

нос 85 · вкус 83 · финиш 84

Highlander65 Expert Senior 80 11 oct 2020 5:41 pm

Good whisky, easy to drink and very summery

stephanscherer Member Senior 84 08 feb 2024 7:21 pm

Unusual taste, that I don’t get along with completely.

mer1973 Connoisseur 81 05 jul 2016 4:43 pm

нос 83 · вкус 81 · финиш 81

Andytka3 Connoisseur 75 27 nov 2016 10:22 pm

2nd Tried:- June 2016 N- Persistently sharp with acidic green fruits, green apple and tangerine peel. Quite closed, mineral, cedar wood, but the smokes is missing on this expression. P- A little young, but with substantial strength, good depth and flavours to excites. Sweet and sour fruits, butter cookies and caramel over supple minty smokes, subtle vanilla. F- Medium-long. Warm and spicy oak mouth coating. Dry and building and gum tickling.Lightly rough, but with plenty of good. *** First Tried:- Jan 2016 / Weighted Rate:- 79ptN- Exceedingly candy, almond custard and chewing gum on nose. But there are also fragrant of pine and smoke lychee. Constant nose warming a reflection of the grassiness, herbal and gingery characters. P- Soft and gentle with dusting floral and fresh mint leaves, rounded with tropical sweet fruits. A pleasant and basic drams, but are not to compared with his aged siblings.F- Unexpectedly long with crisp restraint herbs spiciness remains. A return of almond custard at the end.— at The Whisky Bar, Kuala Lumpur.

нос 80 · вкус 83 · финиш 83

Whiskywobbler Expert Senior 81 10 aug 2018 11:18 am

This is a subtle single malt. It is different, fresh and, I would say, definitely Japanese. Maybe a bit singular. The nose was very pleasing, but the taste disappointed a bit. Just a tad too young perhaps?

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Нос	84	This is indeed green and fresh with hints of smoke. So far, we follow the expected road. Vegetably (is that a word?) with cucumber and other green fruits that are infused with smoke. I also detect orange blossom, lychees, freshly pressed oranges, citrus sweets and smoked fish. A subtle nose, albeit slightly underwhelming.
Вкус	79	Oh quite spicy, and much expressive compared to the nose. The spiciness is clearly different to what I am customed to in Scotch, so could this be the Japanese style? I find mints and sweet oranges. Then a citrus burst, which develops into earthy notes, barley, sour bread, and becomes herbal. The palate falls slightly short compared to the subtlety and complexity of the nose.
Финиш	80	Quite drying, reminding me of one of the Alsatian white wines, I would say Gewürztraminer.

Chicho Skrudj Expert Junior 85 15 sep 2020 9:52 pm

нос 85 · вкус 87 · финиш 83

joeynoreen Expert Senior 84 28 jun 2022 1:19 pm

нос 85 · вкус 84 · финиш 82

klipfz Expert Senior 69 26 may 2024 5:43 pm

It’s OK. Certainly not as good as I remember the 12 being, which was my favorite among the Hakushu, Hibiki, and Yamazaki 12s. This has some very interesting flavors going on and you can feel the potential there, but it’s just not realized enough.

St. Pauli Connoisseur 83 04 apr 2016 9:47 pm

My first encounter with this distillery was a solid, friendly and rather sweet dram. Not the most complex, but fair value for its price.

OnkelBiff Expert Junior 82 10 apr 2016 8:31 pm

нос 86 · вкус 78 · финиш 80

whiskyd Expert Senior 71 29 oct 2018 12:23 pm

нос 82 · вкус 68 · финиш 65

adriank Member Senior 84 06 jan 2021 8:08 pm

I think it is wonderful in its league. Easy malt, with that Japanese freshness. I can see why people say it is too light or uninteresting. 'Overengineered.'

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Нос	87	Nose is the king here! I am blown away by this nose. A NAS, that gives you something different at each sniff. Positive impression. Initially strikes you with a bit of alcohol, and caramel sweetness. Subtle, almost unnoticeable soft smoke without peatiness. Fresh fruit, green fruits, dry vanilla oak. Lemon, mandarin, getting sweeter, tropical fruit hint. Coconut tone, some salty-smoky whiff. Fresh, I do not get the 'greens' but it is all subjective. Maybe a different batch.
Вкус	83	Malty. Underripe orchard fruit, apple. Little pepper heat, coconut, faint mandarin-yuzu. (not faking it, had not known Dave Broom had this note) Vanilla, and 'quiet' smoke.
Финиш	83	Medium. I love the balance, not too complex but nice.

Quak Connoisseur 83 26 mar 2022 12:08 am

нос 82 · вкус 84 · финиш 82

Peat_and_PX Expert Senior 85 29 mar 2026 8:36 pm

A very good nas introductory malt whisky to its distillery, I can only complain about its price. Quite complex and unique in style, like a grassy and salty Clynelish/Deanston. Hats off Hakushu, really well done!!

Bishlouk Connoisseur 81 22 oct 2014 1:21 am

Herbal, minty nose. Marine air, crustaceans. Mouth erased, fresh. Slight salinity. Lack of vigor. Short final, herbaceous and peppery.

markjedi1 Connoisseur 82 16 apr 2015 7:53 am

A very affordable and quaffable Japanese dram.

Unic Member Senior 85 27 apr 2015 9:47 pm

A lovely Spring/Summer whisky. Minty tropical fruits. A very tidy well made whisky. Good price

нос 87 · вкус 85 · финиш 85

valery77 Expert Senior 83 30 dec 2018 6:45 pm

gustundag Expert Junior 90 18 dec 2019 6:16 pm

Complex

нос · вкус · финиш

Нос	88	Not strong as palate
Вкус	92	Fresh fruit Citrus
Финиш	91	Long

Maldhyr Member Senior 80 13 apr 2015 3:32 pm

On itself a nice dram but the alcohol keeps coming through which lessered my experience.

pelle86 Expert Senior 84 15 apr 2016 3:46 pm

extraordinary melon nose and taste. taste of melon not as strong as the nose.

нос 88 · вкус 80 · финиш 86

Macheye Expert Senior — 17 may 2017 3:04 pm

On the one hand this is both available and relatively affordable, which for Japanese whisky in 2017 is sadly unusual. On the other, this Hakushu doesn't offer the depth, complexity or indeed balance of its 12 year old sibling. This said, as an introduction to Japanese whisky you could certainly do worse than this. Don’t be afraid to give it a go in a highball (with soda) or as a Mizuwari (with water). Full tasting notes: https://www.thedramble.com/tastings/hakushu/hakushu-distillers-reserve/

Robinzon25 Connoisseur 84 03 feb 2018 8:28 pm

Conclusion: appetizing, interesting, sweet-smoky whisky. Rating: 84 (n22, t20, f21, b21)

dRambo Connoisseur 81 21 nov 2019 3:44 pm

нос 82 · вкус 81 · финиш 81

VISION_CHEN Expert Junior 82 18 jun 2020 8:56 am

Smell: Almost no need for sobering up, the alcoholic feeling is minimal, the main notes are a lot of dense creamy and sweet and sour canned fruits (yellow peach/pear/melon), very fresh & pleasing. In the background, there is a taste that is easy to capture but not easy to distinguish, similar to bamboo, leaves, grass, this combination makes people feel very clean & pleasant. Very few other fine flavors. Drink: The wine is light and full, and a refreshing sensation like mint wraps the entire mouth. I would like to describe it as a burning sensation, but it is indeed different. The main tone is the smell of oak barrels. Ganzhong ended. Sense: DB once said that if you describe Scotch whisky as a mountain stream, then Japanese whisky is a lake of clear water. I believe that this does not mean that the flavor of Japanese whisky is very light. But when you are tasting Scotch whisky, you will never know what will happen next, and Japanese whisky is to show all the flavors in front of you, quiet and frank.

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Hakushu Distiller's Reserve 43% ABV American Oak магазин 70 cl	84.90 €	WB 82.4 425 оц. собр. 425/425	—hakushu	—	59.44 € 52.87 €–66.00 € · 2 из 13	-42.8%	51.00 €	-66.5%	89.00 €	+4.6%	в наличии склад: 1	—70 cl	Fine-Whisky	WB #52853 не подтверждено (не exact)
Hakushu Distiller's Reserve 43% ABV 70 cl	109.90 €	WB 82.4 425 оц. собр. 425/425	—Hakushu	—	59.44 € 52.87 €–66.00 € · 2 из 13	-84.9%	51.00 €	-115.5%	89.00 €	-23.5%	в наличии	single malt whisky70 cl	DeliaWhisky	WB #52853 не подтверждено (не exact)
Hakushu Distiller's Reserve 43% ABV 70 cl	119.90 €	WB 82.4 425 оц. собр. 425/425	—Suntory Hakushu	—	59.44 € 52.87 €–66.00 € · 2 из 13	-101.7%	51.00 €	-135.1%	89.00 €	-34.7%	в наличии склад: 2	—70 cl	AllesWhisky	WB #52853 не подтверждено (не exact)