Final shipments are expected.
Yamazaki 12 year old discontinued.
The first of suntory s whisky to get the axe hibiki 12 was discontinued in 2015 so despite its status as the youngest of the line s age statement collection it s no easier to track down than its older siblings.
Suntory says its 12 year old hakushu and 17 year old hibiki whiskies are being discontinued due to supply constraints following a years long boom in popularity.
This is aged for 12 years in three different barrels ex bourbon ex.
Suntory the owner of yamazaki and a number of other leading japanese whiskies has discontinued its hibiki 17 year old which would have devastated bill murray s character in lost in translation and the hakushu 12 year old single malt.
There s simply not enough aged stock on hand to produce that 8 year old bourbon or 12 year old scotch today while ensuring there s some left for tomorrow.
This 12 year old first came onto the market in 1984 and was the first seriously marketed japanese single malt whisky.
Yamazaki is suntory s flagship single malt whisky from japan s first and oldest malt distillery.