Suntory Hibiki 21 Year Old

Thank you for the Japanese Trifecta. I suppose batch variation may explain the difference between this Hibiki 21 YO and the bottle from which I sampled (at least twice) during @fiddich1980 's tasting in September of last year. My experience was very much the same as @Onibubba 's experience. I found it to be an incredibly well balanced whisky with a magnificent nose that captivated me for the entire evening.

@paddockjudge oh I completely agree. It was a fantastic whisky that I was lucky to get the opportunity to try. Unfortunately time restraints were the biggest killer here, so I didn’t get to spend as much time with this as I would have liked. Plus I found the Yama 18 was just a more interesting whiskey, but again that may have something to do with how long I got to spend with each.

In all honesty if I were ever lucky enough to have the choice between a bottle of the Hibiki 21 and the Hibiki 17. I would choose the 17 hands down, though I do believe that to be a preference of palate rather than anything else.