Suntory Hibiki 17 Year Old Blended Japanese Whisky 700ml

Hibiki 17 Year Old is Suntory's discontinued blended Japanese whisky, bottled at 43% ABV in a 700ml bottle and supplied in its presentation box. It blends malt and grain whiskies matured for at least 17 years, including whisky aged in Japanese Mizunara oak, and was removed from Suntory's core range in 2018.Tasting notes Colour: amber. Nose: peach, apricot and melon, with rose, lily and lemon leaf. Palate: toffee, black cherry and vanilla, with the sandalwood-like character of Mizunara oak. Finish: sweet and fruity, with lychee lingering. The finer details Style Blended Japanese whisky Brand Hibiki (Suntory) Country Japan Age statement 17 years Bottle size 700ml ABV 43% Cask influence Includes Mizunara (Japanese oak) Packaging Bottle in presentation box Why Hibiki 17 is hard to findSuntory announced in May 2018 that it would retire Hibiki 17 Year Old, phasing it out from that September as demand for Japanese whisky outstripped the stocks of aged spirit held in its warehouses. No-age-statement Hibiki Japanese Harmony took its place in the core range. Because nothing new is being bottled, remaining stock of the 17 Year Old is finite, and bottles now trade well above the original retail price.The house styleShinjiro Torii founded Japan's first whisky distillery in 1923 at Yamazaki, on the outskirts of Kyoto, choosing a climate and water source quite unlike Scotland's. The Hibiki range is the blending expression of that house: layered and aromatic rather than heavy, built to suit food as much as sipping.How to drink itServe neat or with a few drops of water at room temperature to open the fruit and floral notes. Japanese serves such as a highball with chilled sparkling water, or a large clear ice ball, also suit the blend — though at this age most drinkers keep it neat.Common questionsIs Hibiki 17 discontinued?Yes. Suntory retired it from the core range in 2018. Any bottle sold today comes from remaining stock.What is the ABV of Hibiki 17?43% ABV, in a 700ml bottle.Does it come with the box?Yes, this bottle is supplied in its presentation box.What does Hibiki 17 taste like?Ripe stone fruit and florals on the nose, then toffee, black cherry and vanilla with Mizunara oak, closing sweet and fruity with lychee.How is it delivered?Australia-wide, dispatched on the same or next business day. Alcohol is not delivered on the same business day the order is placed, and someone 18 or over must receive it. See Shipping & Delivery.Can I ask Spirit Street to price match?Yes, on an identical in-stock bottle from an Australian retailer. See Price Match.Explore moreBrowse our full Japanese whisky range, other blended whisky, or whisky aged 12 years and older.