Bundle of Hibiki 21 Year Old, Yamazaki 18 Year Old, Hakushu 18 Year Old – 3 x 70cl
Hakushu 12 Year Old 100th Anniversary Edition Single Malt Japanese Whisky – 70cl
Hakushu 12 Year Old Single Malt Japanese Whisky - 70cl
Hakushu 18 Year Old 100th Anniversary Edition Single Malt Japanese Whisky – 70cl
Hakushu 18 Year Old Single Malt Japanese Whisky – 70cl
Hakushu Distiller's Reserve Japanese Whisky – 70cl
Hakushu Peated Malt 18 Year Old Tsukuriwake 2024 Edition Single Malt Japanese Whisky – 70cl
Hakushu Whisky
Suntory's forest distillery — single malt from one of the highest-altitude whisky distilleries in the world, set deep in the Japanese Alps. Hakushu Distiller's Reserve, 12, 18, 25 Year Old and Heavily Peated editions delivered free across Singapore.
Buy Hakushu single malt in Singapore
The Liquid Collection stocks the full live Hakushu lineup available in Singapore — from the no-age-statement Hakushu Distiller's Reserve through the aged core range and rotating limited editions, including Heavily Peated and 100th Anniversary releases when allocation permits. Hakushu sits within our House of Suntory portfolio and the wider Japanese whisky range.
Every bottle ships free across Singapore with no minimum order. Browse the range above, or explore Hakushu's stylistic opposite — the warmer, sherried Yamazaki — and Suntory's flagship blend Hibiki, which uses Hakushu malt in its recipe.
The forest distillery
By the late 1960s, Suntory had been making single malt at Yamazaki for nearly fifty years and the global appetite for Japanese whisky was beginning to grow. Suntory's chief blender at the time, Keizo Saji, made the case for a second distillery — but one that would produce a fundamentally different style. Where Yamazaki was warm, low-altitude and Mizunara-driven, the second distillery would be cold, high, forested, and built around freshness.
The site they chose was the Hakushu plateau in the foothills of the Southern Japanese Alps, in Yamanashi Prefecture, around two hours west of Tokyo. At roughly 700 metres above sea level, the new distillery would become one of the highest-altitude whisky distilleries in the world. The forest around it — birch, oak, beech, and the granite-filtered mountain water of the Ojira River — would shape the whisky in ways no other Japanese distillery had attempted. Hakushu opened its doors in 1973.
Why Hakushu — the place
Mountain water, forest air
Hakushu's water source is the Ojira River, fed by snowmelt and granite-filtered springs at the foot of Mt. Kaikomagatake. It is among the softest, lowest-mineral water used by any malt distillery in the world — the opposite of Speyside's harder, mineral-rich water — and it gives Hakushu its characteristically delicate, almost weightless texture. The forest around the distillery is a designated wild bird sanctuary, and the cool mountain air shapes the way the casks breathe.
A wide variety of stills
Like Yamazaki, Hakushu runs an unusually wide variety of pot still shapes and sizes — Suntory's blending team can draw from many different new-make styles within one site. Hakushu also produces a small proportion of lightly peated malt, which gives the core range its signature whisper of smoke. Few distilleries anywhere produce as wide a stylistic palette under a single roof.
The Hakushu house style — green, fresh, faintly smoky
Hakushu is the freshest single malt in Japanese whisky. The signature notes — green apple, fresh-cut grass, mint, basil, cucumber, green melon, lime, pine — read more like a herb garden than a whisky list. Underneath sits a soft, gentle smoke from the lightly peated portion of the malt. The combination is unlike anything else in world whisky: a single malt that feels as though it was distilled through a forest.
It is, by design, the perfect Highball whisky. Suntory's official Hakushu serve — Hakushu Distiller's Reserve, soda water, plenty of ice and a sprig of fresh mint — is one of the great drinks in the modern Japanese whisky bar canon. The herbal lift of the whisky meets the herbal lift of the mint and the result is one of the most refreshing long drinks in spirits. The aged Hakushu expressions, by contrast, reward slow drinking neat from a tulip glass with a few drops of water.
The Hakushu range
Hakushu vs Yamazaki — Suntory's two single malts
If Yamazaki is the warmer, fruitier, sherry-and-Mizunara house, Hakushu is the cooler, greener, forest-and-mountain house. The same blending team works across both, and the same Mizunara casks circulate between them, but the spirits themselves come from fundamentally different places — a low-altitude valley near Kyoto versus a high-altitude forest in the Alps. Most Japanese whisky drinkers who get serious about the category eventually own bottles from both. Together, the two distilleries also supply most of the malt component in Hibiki, Suntory's flagship blended whisky.
A note on Hakushu availability
Hakushu's aged expressions have been under significant global allocation pressure since the late 2010s. Hakushu 12 Year Old went through a period of suspension and has returned only in limited quantities; Hakushu 18 and 25 Year Old are produced in deliberately small volumes for the world market. Hakushu Distiller's Reserve remains the most consistently available expression in the range. Prices on aged Hakushu reflect collector demand. Confirmed stock and current pricing for every Hakushu expression we carry is shown on each individual product page.
Awards and global recognition
Hakushu has been a fixture at the top of the world's whisky awards for two decades. Hakushu 25 Year Old was named World's Best Single Malt at the World Whiskies Awards in 2018. Hakushu 18 has collected gold and best-in-class medals at the International Spirits Challenge repeatedly. Hakushu's ascent ran in parallel with sister distillery Yamazaki's rise — together with Suntory's flagship blend Hibiki, the three formed the core of the Japanese whisky boom that took the world by surprise through the 2010s.
Hakushu FAQ
What is Hakushu?
Hakushu is Suntory's second single malt distillery, founded in 1973 in a forest at the foot of Mt. Kaikomagatake in the Japanese Alps. Hakushu is one of the highest-altitude whisky distilleries in the world. Where Yamazaki is built around fruit and Mizunara incense, Hakushu is built around freshness — a softly smoky, herbal, mountain-fresh single malt unlike anything else in Japanese whisky.
How is Hakushu different from Yamazaki?
They are sister distilleries — both owned by Suntory — but stylistically very different. Yamazaki, near Kyoto, is the warmer, fruitier, sherry-and-Mizunara house. Hakushu, in the Japanese Alps, is the lighter, greener, faintly smoky counterpart — fresh herbs, mint, cucumber, melon and a whisper of peat. Most Japanese whisky drinkers eventually own bottles from both.
Is Hakushu peated?
Hakushu uses a small proportion of lightly peated malt in its production, giving the whisky a soft, gentle smokiness rather than the heavy peat of Islay malts. The smoke acts as a backdrop to the herbal, green, citrus character. Hakushu Heavily Peated and certain limited editions go further, but the core range carries only a whisper of smoke.
Are Hakushu 12 and 18 still available?
Suntory's aged Hakushu expressions have been under tight global allocation since the late 2010s. Hakushu 12 Year Old went through a period of suspension and has returned only in limited quantities. Hakushu 18 and 25 Year Old are produced in very small volumes for the world market. Availability fluctuates and prices reflect collector demand — see also our Fine & Rare selection.
Which Hakushu should a beginner start with?
Hakushu Distiller's Reserve is the natural starting point. The no-age-statement entry to the range shows the house style — green apple, mint, gentle smoke, mountain freshness — at an accessible price point. Hakushu 12 Year Old, when available, is the benchmark expression and one of the most refreshing single malts in the world.
How should Hakushu be served?
The Hakushu Highball — Hakushu, soda water, ice and a sprig of fresh mint — is one of the great Japanese whisky serves and Suntory's officially recommended way to enjoy Hakushu Distiller's Reserve and 12 Year Old. The mint amplifies the whisky's herbal character. Aged expressions like Hakushu 18 and 25 are best appreciated neat in a tulip glass with a few drops of water.
Is Hakushu a good gift?
Yes — particularly for whisky drinkers who already know Yamazaki and want the other side of the Suntory house, or for anyone who enjoys lighter, more aromatic single malts. Hakushu Distiller's Reserve is the classic gift bottle; Hakushu 12 Year Old is the considered statement; the 18, 25 and Heavily Peated editions are reserved for the most significant occasions. See our wider gifts selection for presentation options.
Do you deliver Hakushu across Singapore?
Yes. Free delivery anywhere in Singapore with no minimum order. Standard lead time is 3 working days.