Whisky Advocate · Jonny McCormick · 2021
More oakiness on the nose, with milk chocolate, dried cranberry, slightly bitter cherry notes, hints of toffee, and muted wood spices.
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Shibui 18 Year Old Single Grain Whiskey Sherry Cask Matured 750ml
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$349.96
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Product Description
Born in a distillery built in 1952 on the southern tip of the Japanese Islands of Okinawa, this whiskey is distilled once in a traditional Japanese stainless steel pot stills before getting some beauty rest in Spanish Sherry Cask for a minimum of 18 years. Expertly crafted from special Indica Rice and Okinawan black koji, the purity and simplicity of the ingredients and the process eliminate the need for a second distillation. With notes of milk chocolate instantly opening on the nose, followed by a soft cereal note and caramelized walnuts, this whiskey lingers perfectly on the palate and is met with a finish of sweet oak notes and nuttiness. Shibui 18YO Sherry Cask Single Grain Whisky is one of a range of whiskies carefully selected by and for connoisseurs of exceptional artisanal spirits.
Product Specs
| Alcohol by Volume | 40.0% |
| Country of Origin | Japan |
| Region | Okinawa |
| UPC | 852121008157 |
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Awards & Scores
Critic reviews and blind-tasting competition results for this bottle.
What critics and judges wrote
Distiller · Jacob Grier
An initial taste of sweet grain gives way to fruity notes of baked pear and almond, … It's unique, and an interesting way to taste sherry influence without the assertiveness of a malt whiskey.
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IWSC judges · Bronze · 2021
Green apples and pears drizzled with honey and golden syrup; hints of liquorice and white pepper.
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Tasting Notes
Flavor profile
How strongly each flavor family shows up across 5 notes from 4 publications, weighted by source.
- Herbal & greenA hint
- Fruitydried cranberry, bitter cherry, citrus freshness, fresh fig, lime and green melonClear
- Sweethints of toffee, vanilla fudge, sweet grain, drizzled with honey and golden syrup, caramelized walnutsClear
- Oak & maltmore oakiness, walnut, sweet grain, almond, soft cereal note and caramelized walnutsClear
- SmokeA hint
- Spicemuted wood spices, gingersnap spiciness, hints of liquorice and white pepperLight
Flavor map
Shibui 18 Year Old Single Grain Sherry Cask against other Japanese whiskies we carry. Closer dots taste more alike.
Closest Japanese whiskies at a similar price: Hakata 18 Year Old Sherry Cask ($199.98), Hibiki Blossom Harmony ($399.96), and Kujira 15 Year Old ($269.96).
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Each whisky's place on the map, from 0 to 10.
| Whisky | Rich | Smoky | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shibui 18 Year Old Single Grain Sherry Cask (this bottle) | 5.0 | 0.3 | $349.96 |
| Kujira 5 Year Old | 5.0 | 0.0 | $89.98 |
| Yamato Small Batch | 4.4 | 0.0 | $75.98 |
| The Yamazaki 18 Year Old Mizunara | 4.8 | 1.0 | $3,999.96 |
| Kaiyo Cask Strength | 5.5 | 1.4 | $129.98 |
| Hakata 18 Year Old Sherry Cask | 5.5 | 1.6 | $199.98 |
| Hibiki Blossom Harmony | 3.8 | 1.4 | $399.96 |
| The Yamazaki Distiller's Reserve | 6.2 | 1.5 | $149.96 |
| Kujira 15 Year Old | 6.3 | 1.6 | $269.96 |
| Nikka Coffey Malt | 5.7 | 2.1 | $74.98 |
| Nikka Days | 3.6 | 1.7 | $62.98 |
| Kikori | 3.0 | 0.0 | $49.97 |
| Hibiki 17 Year Old | 6.1 | 2.1 | $899.96 |
| The Yamazaki 12 Year Old | 4.7 | 2.7 | $189.96 |
| Shibui 10 Year Old Pure Malt | 7.0 | 2.1 | $179.98 |
| Kaiyo Japanese Whisky | 4.0 | 2.8 | $79.98 |
| Hibiki Japanese Harmony | 2.9 | 2.1 | $1,499.96 |
| Hayashi Koyo Ryukyu | 2.0 | 0.0 | $49.97 |
| The Yamazaki 18 Year Old | 6.1 | 3.3 | $899.96 |
| Shinobu 15 Year Old Mizunara Oak Finish Pure Malt | 6.0 | 3.5 | $199.96 |
| Suntory Toki | 2.2 | 2.5 | $39.97 |
| Hibiki 21 Year Old | 6.0 | 4.1 | $899.96 |
| The Hakushu 12 Year Old | 3.8 | 4.1 | $199.96 |
| The Hakushu 18 Year Old | 5.2 | 4.4 | $1,299.96 |
| Nikka Miyagikyo Single Malt | 3.0 | 4.2 | $149.96 |
Flavor scores are our estimates. A flavor scores higher when more critics mention it and when they describe it more strongly, so no single review sets the result. They are not a rating from any publication.
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