Hakushu
白州蒸溜所
Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan·est. 1973·active·Suntory Spirits (Suntory Holdings)
Granite spring waterFresh, forest-clean, softly smoky — the "green" Suntory profileHouse ToriiVisitor centre
88
prestige index
Prestige
88/100
Tracked expressions
7
Avg retail
A$2.7k
Highest auction
A$7.8k
The Story
Suntory's forest distillery in the Southern Alps — green, herbal single malt drawn from granite-filtered mountain water.
Production
Still heating
Direct-fired and steam-heated pot stills of varying shapes
Water
Southern Japanese Alps granite springs
Climate
mountain forest
Maturation
Ex-bourbon, sherry, and Japanese Mizunara casks matured in cool forest warehouses at 700 m elevation
Tracked expressions7 bottles · sorted by age
Expression
Status
Fair retail
12-mo
Hakushu 25 Year Old25 Year Old · 43%
Core range
A$9.2k
▲ 10%
Hakushu 18 Year Old18 Year Old · 43%
Core range
A$1.1k
▲ 8%
Suntory Hakushu 18 Year Old Peated Malt Edition18 Year Old · 48% · limited edition
Annual limited
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Market intelligence
Retail band
A$145–9.2k
12-mo house trend
▲ 6%
Collector tail
to A$7.8k
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