SUNTORY HAKUSHU PEATED MALT 18YR 2024 EDITION

Hakushu Peated Malt 18 Year is unusual among Japanese single malts: peat is rarely the headline at a distillery better known for clean, herb-edged mountain character. Hakushu sits at roughly 700 meters in Japan's Southern Alps, where cool, humid air and slow maturation shape the whisky's gentler smoke profile over 18 years in oak. Wooden washbacks during fermentation add microbial complexity before distillation in varied pot stills. The result is sage, green apple, and grapefruit alongside integrated smoke, acacia honey on the mid-palate, and a finish of clean peat with fresh citrus.