Hibiki 21 Year Old was, yet again, selected as the best blended Japanese Whisky at the World Whisky Awards 2020. This comes as no surprise to us at dekantā, as the Hibiki has been awarded every year at the WWA since 2009, and is, in our view, a work of pure genius. The judges once described it as being “Elegant, sweet and complex. This whisky is full of dried fruit, orange peel, strawberry jam, and baked apple from start to finish. Smooth, subtle and fairly short.”

The newest version of the legendary Hibiki 21 Year Old that houses the same outstanding flavours inside a newly designed bottle and box. The subtle refinements made to the 2019 Edition help to bring added flair and elegance to the world-beating expression. The box has been revamped with a more upscale appearance and while the previous version was undoubtedly stunning, this new one feels even more deserving of housing a multi-award winning bottle inside. The label has also been updated with a new tagline. Where it used to say “A harmonious blend of handcrafted select specially aged whiskies”, it now states “A harmonious blend of the finest selection of specially aged whiskies.”

One thing that hasn’t changed is the composition of the liquid. It retains the original formula that has earned dozens of prestigious awards from leading competitions and houses the same outstanding tasting notes inside. After all, when a whisky is this good, there’s simply no sense in making a change.

That means you’ll experience a sweet and complex expression that exhibits outstanding balance through a range of harmonious aromas and flavours.

Strawberry jam, orange peels, apple crumble, sweet caramel, cherries, a whiff of smoke and a range of dried fruits all work in tandem to tantalise the nose and palate and leave you longing for another dram time and time again.

Recent Hibiki 21 Year Awards:

Hibiki 21 Year Old has consistently been awarded the World’s best-blended whisky again took home that award in 2017, as well as Supreme Champion Spirit at the ISC ’17.

• Best Japanese Blended Whisky (World Whiskies Awards, 2020)
• World’s Best Blended Whisky (World Whiskies Awards, 2019)
• Trophy (International Spirits Challenge, 2013-2016, 2018)
• Supreme Champion Spirit (International Spirits Challenge 2017)
• World’s Best Blended Whisky (World Whiskies Awards, 2017)
• World’s Best Blended Whisky (World Whiskies Awards, 2016)
• World’s Best Blended Whisky (World Whiskies Awards, 2013)
• Gold Medal (International Spirits Challenge, 2012)
• World’s Best Blended Whisky (World Whiskies Awards, 2011)
• World’s Best Blended Whisky (World Whiskies Awards, 2010)