Suntory Drinkthrough | Yamazaki, Hakushu, Hibiki and more! | Curiosity Public

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@General.Legion
@General.Legion 5 ай бұрын
It's July 2024 and at Total Wine here in Minnesota. The Yamazaki and Hakushu are $200 a bottle, and the Hibiki is $100. I was able to grab a bottle of Yamazki 12 for $180 and Hibiki for $75, but that was last year prices.
@WhiskeyTornado
@WhiskeyTornado 4 жыл бұрын
Great video guys! Hakushu is my favorite of the bunch. The pear and apple notes with threads of delicate smoke are special. Cheers guys!
@nikkayamazaki
@nikkayamazaki 4 жыл бұрын
Love it. My fav is Hibiki 17. Now, considering limitations, Yamazaki if I can find it.
@mcwine18
@mcwine18 4 жыл бұрын
You guys be makin my day man. Thank you and keep it up 🙏🏻👍🏻👌🏻
@ernieforni3221
@ernieforni3221 4 жыл бұрын
All that I can fin locally is Yamazaki and Hibiki. Yamazaki 12 is a staple on my bar. I have enough bottle to make it through the shortage. Would love to see a Drinkthrough for Old Forester. Most of their whiskeys are available across the country and there is enough variety to make it a good show.
@dianebetten
@dianebetten 4 жыл бұрын
Great drinkthrough!
@kbarnes0
@kbarnes0 4 жыл бұрын
Harmony is one of my favorites. It's gone up in price since I first bought it, from $57, now to $75. If I can find it!
@YoJimBo851610
@YoJimBo851610 4 жыл бұрын
Chita is the grain whisky component for Suntory products
@GregD87
@GregD87 4 жыл бұрын
I like the subtle nod at 21:07
@alleckssadler7379
@alleckssadler7379 4 жыл бұрын
I literally just bought Suntory Harmony and The Yaz 12 yesterday hahah. What are the odds you make this right after? That’s awesomeness
@YoJimBo851610
@YoJimBo851610 4 жыл бұрын
Hibiki Harmony is a great pour!!
@terrykost4677
@terrykost4677 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this one. Last year in early October my wife was working in Japan. While she was there I was perfecting my Whisky Want List. Sadly, that tragic typhoon forced her to blast out of Tokyo a day early, the one time she had for shopping. You guys got to do a tasting for me.
@whatsthepoint170
@whatsthepoint170 Жыл бұрын
Yamazaki is worth every penny of the $120 or so per bottle in my area, but man that’s a hard find. Hibiki is becoming more available and it’s fantastic too! Just scored a bottle of Hakushu, can’t wait to unscrew (not pop) that top
@Maatson_
@Maatson_ Жыл бұрын
So good but price is going up more and more. :( 18 year is getting so expensive
@steveno7058
@steveno7058 4 жыл бұрын
Yamazaki is very good and extremely balanced. But Hakushu is better with tropical fruit, pine forest, light smoke, and apples.
@YoJimBo851610
@YoJimBo851610 4 жыл бұрын
The Whisk(e)y Vault dipped sushi in Whisky 😹😹😹
@johna4488
@johna4488 3 жыл бұрын
Hibiki harmony and steak believe it or not is amazing straight with a large cracked cube of ice
@wonjunekim3421
@wonjunekim3421 4 жыл бұрын
I am surprised that no one caught pop corn flavor from Chita. To me, it was the first flavor I got . Anyhow, this is a great line up!. Please do Nikka Drinkthrough as well!
@ccjacks3
@ccjacks3 4 жыл бұрын
Was just gonna suggest the Nikka Drinkthrough. That might be harder to find. SFTB is amazing stuff.
@wonjunekim3421
@wonjunekim3421 4 жыл бұрын
@@ccjacks3 True that it's harder to find in the US. Taketsuru 21yrs, I tried at the Yoichi Distillery, was the best Japanese whiskey I've ever had. I can still sense toffee flavor from it. AH~~~~~
@markfrederick4082
@markfrederick4082 3 жыл бұрын
Chita is a grain-only distillery with massive continuous distillation. That is the only one of the whiskies you have here that is widely available here in Japan. Definitely aimed for highball consumption. Amazing how most of those are easier to find in the US than Japan. Hakushu 12 is not sold here anymore. Toki never was. Yamazaki 12 will cost $175 on the secondary market--impossible to find at MSRP.
@jonphillips416
@jonphillips416 4 жыл бұрын
Love your videos. Watch a lot of different whiskey channels and you guys are the best in the business! All of you are very likable and include great banter. PS... BRING BACK THE BUTCHER
@BrandonMeyer1641
@BrandonMeyer1641 Жыл бұрын
When I went to Japan I had many suntory highballs out of a can. I enjoyed them quite a bit. Dillon is right in saying you mostly get alcohol without much flavor. Still good imo.
@czrs85
@czrs85 4 жыл бұрын
My Monday fix
@whiskyfanhi
@whiskyfanhi 4 жыл бұрын
Another great drinkthrough. My tastes usually lean toward the balanced Hibiki line, though I did try and enjoyed the Hakushu 12.
@stvsueoka1
@stvsueoka1 2 жыл бұрын
Hakushu is also my go to .... and yup, I use Toki for highballs, it's great for that ... Tried the Chita at the Trunk hotel in Shiubuya, and brought a couple of bottles home with me. Thank god I did that because they are overpriced AF out here! haha
@irishsausage6
@irishsausage6 3 жыл бұрын
I keep kicking myself for not buying Hibiki Harmony years ago...silly how much it costs now and how hard it is to even find sometimes (Chicago area) and sad the age statements are gone. I will find a bottle though, and I WILL watch Lost in Translation while sipping it.
@wongjefx980
@wongjefx980 4 жыл бұрын
Old Forrester Drinkthough !!!!
@boosk2127
@boosk2127 2 жыл бұрын
Yamazaki 12 is awesome. Was my first try of a Japanese whiskey....unfortunately that bottle is finished and now it's impossible to find another around me.
@kojis456
@kojis456 2 жыл бұрын
Good review, I bought a bottle of toki once and that was my last. Hibiki however is where the moneys at.
@Romeshdesilva
@Romeshdesilva 4 жыл бұрын
I just found the Hakushu 12 at my local neighborhood Trader Joe's for $110.
@pressman1788
@pressman1788 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the drink through! Never tried a Japanese Whiskey, looking forward to trying some in the near future. The Chita notes remind me of the brine notes some find in Jefferson’s Ocean cask strength. That’s probably way off but I had to say it, first thing I thought of. Cheers!🥃👍🇺🇸
@Maatson_
@Maatson_ Жыл бұрын
Sitting by my liquors cabinet have a bottle of each one. I didn’t realize how much of a Japanese whisky fan I was till just now lol .
@PorscheSpeedster-kz6nc
@PorscheSpeedster-kz6nc Жыл бұрын
You should use the Chita as the binder for sushi rice!!!
@kiano1920
@kiano1920 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome review !
@anthonyoksmusic1608
@anthonyoksmusic1608 3 жыл бұрын
Even I knew about the robot dog 🤣😎🥂
@ganesankpillay3768
@ganesankpillay3768 3 жыл бұрын
thanks great review!!
@YoJimBo851610
@YoJimBo851610 4 жыл бұрын
I think Hakushu 12 was discontinued....
@redslate
@redslate 4 жыл бұрын
All the Suntory 12s and 18s were discontinued.
@Boehme417
@Boehme417 Жыл бұрын
Hilarious coming across this video now with Yamazaki 12 going for $200+ retail. Insanity.
@cyama3661
@cyama3661 4 жыл бұрын
Agree with Dutch with pretty much everything here. Hakushu is my favorite although I still also love the Yamazaki. Hibiki is generally my first pour of the night, but it doesn’t hold up once you start pouring the others. Guys should have gone Hibiki second. Toki... Bought it, have been trying to pawn it off on people ever since. Just don’t like it.
@Thetache
@Thetache 4 жыл бұрын
Stick some coke in your Toki and it makes sense much like the Haig Clubman ( which even tells you to mix it on the bottle )
@Pineconeboy55
@Pineconeboy55 2 жыл бұрын
Harmony is $120 here in the Midwest
@thomasdantas
@thomasdantas 4 жыл бұрын
I feel embarrassed now that Toki is the only Japanese whisky I've had...😅
@Elijahli16
@Elijahli16 3 жыл бұрын
Don’t be embarrassed! I’ve had most of these and they are amazing, but I’ll drink Toki straight any day. It’s a great whiskey
@TheEdquito
@TheEdquito 3 жыл бұрын
Im in the same boat 😂..... Will be trying other flavors soon.
@VectorAero
@VectorAero Жыл бұрын
Toki is the only one I can afford 😅. I only recently tried whisky and Toki is my first Japanese whisky and first whisky in general. As a lightweight I do enjoy sipping it straight. Would love to try Hibiki but it's $170 CAD right now so no that'd be wasted on me (Toki is $70 CAD).
@urfan7850
@urfan7850 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing!!!
@lgeez7599
@lgeez7599 Жыл бұрын
Curiosity - have you tried Suntory AO? How does that compare to these
@blackice3395
@blackice3395 3 жыл бұрын
The green box is my favorite! Where can I find the chita?
@CuriosityPublic
@CuriosityPublic 3 жыл бұрын
From what we can tell it is only available in Europe and Asia. If you don't live there, try finding an online shop in Europe that will ship to wherever you are. Good luck!
@blackice3395
@blackice3395 3 жыл бұрын
@@CuriosityPublic thank you!!!! Big fan of yalls
@CuriosityPublic
@CuriosityPublic 3 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@blackice3395
@blackice3395 3 жыл бұрын
Update: a friend of mine just got back from Saint Martin and he told me that he found the cheetah there. He's going back again in September I'm getting two bottles I'm going off y'alls word!!! Thx guys!!!👌🏿
@EugeneTayam
@EugeneTayam 3 жыл бұрын
Guys, Yamazaki 12 or Glenlivet 18? I have Nikka 12, Nikka Pure Malt and Hibiki…can go either way but seems like Glen 18 is better value. Thanks!
@CuriosityPublic
@CuriosityPublic 3 жыл бұрын
If you can find the older 43% bottling of the Glenlivet 18 - that's probably the winner - but both the Glen 18 and Yama 12 are solid pours.
@saintsocramnymaia5511
@saintsocramnymaia5511 3 жыл бұрын
Tried the hakushu 12, it was amazing
@orion2250
@orion2250 3 жыл бұрын
The Yamazaki 12 is awsome
@redslate
@redslate 4 жыл бұрын
Surprised they got "salty" from Chita. I get 'grain' and a subtle 'shortbread' taste.
@cascaderetriever7618
@cascaderetriever7618 Жыл бұрын
Love the channel. Would have been cool to include the 18yr?
@Alpha-Alpha
@Alpha-Alpha 7 ай бұрын
Chita is single grain whisky
@christophermiller1844
@christophermiller1844 Жыл бұрын
You really need to put an ice cube in the HIbiki to fully open it up. Please review the Hibiki again, except compare it w/a single ice cube added.
@Thetache
@Thetache 4 жыл бұрын
You bourbon guys make me smile with your Scotch confusion, Yamazaki is more like a Speyside (sweet smooth and sherried) Hakushu is more in the Islay style with smoke and peat. Glenmorangie has no smoke at all Dutch ! It is the most Speyside of Scotches very smooth and sweet. Toki is straight up a mixing whisky young harsh and not for sipping (like Haig Clubman the David Beckham marketed rough stuff). Suntory have tried for decades to ape the Scotch styles and "outscotch" them. You are lucky to still get the 12s there we only get the NAS stuff now and having compared the Yamazaki 12 is levels above the Distillers Reserve we get now. Chita is grain whisky which was traditionally used to balance malts in blending, Not sure why anyone would drink it neat it is rough ! Hibiki is my favourite as I always get all 3 distillery flavours on the palate, it is rdiculously overpriced though and again the Hibiki 12 was superior to the NAS Harmony
@jorgotto3662
@jorgotto3662 4 жыл бұрын
Confusion? Not sure what they said that was technically wrong. Glenmorangie was much more peated in the distant past, and continues to have light peat today. The phenols are low for sure but it's there. Agree with you that Toki is a waste of money IMO considering you're getting nothing other than the Suntory name. Plenty of other scotch or scotch adjacent brands do a better mixing job. As for using terms like Speyside to describe "sweet" and "non-peat" is falling out of favor considering, Cragganmore, BenRiach, etc but I get what you're trying to say.
@Thetache
@Thetache 4 жыл бұрын
@@jorgotto3662 To put Glenmorangie in comparison with Hakushu will confuse the uninitiated it is much more akin to Yamazaki, and to say something used to be different is a pointless point, Glenmorangie NOW is a sweet whisky not a smoky whisky and would sit perfectly in the Speyside style lineup.
@steveno7058
@steveno7058 4 жыл бұрын
Hakushu is NOTHING like heavily peated Islay Scotch. Not even close. It’s more like a peated Speyside or Highland. Islay peat has a distinct medicinal and marine profile. Nothing like Hakushu.
@redslate
@redslate 4 жыл бұрын
The Chita is a bit grainy, but I enjoy it on occasion as a sipper. It reminds me a bit of Redbreast (albeit less refined).
@jozefhrusecky3085
@jozefhrusecky3085 4 жыл бұрын
What about making the intro a bit longer (and louder) still? The over 30s long intro just don't push it far enough for me. :)
@koelekahuna9370
@koelekahuna9370 Жыл бұрын
The little guy is annoying. Picking apart a $30 bottle vs a $200 bottle is asinine and pretentious. Not pleased by anything but the most expensive bottles. The guy in the middle's the best. He''s always happy to be there drinking whisky on some random afternoon. Very appreciative and always smiling.
@bigb2539
@bigb2539 3 жыл бұрын
Hey... I'm 1st time here... Hello...
@YoJimBo851610
@YoJimBo851610 4 жыл бұрын
Christopher Columbus 1st
@fap-p4r
@fap-p4r Жыл бұрын
mizunara nose old books cinnamon taste coconut
@deathlogic1
@deathlogic1 3 жыл бұрын
is it me or is all the editing and into stuff just annoying
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