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Japanese / Blended Japanese whisky

Hibiki Japanese Harmony

Rose, lychee and rosemary over honey, candied orange, white chocolate and subtle Mizunara oak.

RoseCandied orangeMizunara
43%ABV
No age statementNo age statement
Ink and watercolor study of an unbranded whisky bottle and tasting glass; not a product depiction
AN ILLUSTRATED SERVING STUDY · NOT THE ACTUAL BOTTLE

01 / IN THE GLASS

A flavor fingerprint.

Neat, at bottled strength. Editorial estimates—not measurements.

Hibiki Japanese Harmony · reference

Yamazaki 12 has a closely matched profile on the nine comparison dimensions.

SweetnessLittle sweetness → Very sweet
BodyKey differenceLight-bodied → Full-bodied
SmokeLittle smoke → Smoke-led
Fresh fruitLittle fresh fruit → Fruit-led
Dried fruitLittle dried fruit → Dried-fruit-led
FloralKey differenceLittle blossom → Blossom-led
SpiceKey differenceGentle spice → Spice-led
OakLittle oak → Oak-led
Malt / cerealLittle grain → Grain-led

How PROOF derives and verifies these positions →

02 / SIDE BY SIDE

Compare the character.

Choose one bottle to compare · 1 selected.

Smoke × Body

Full-bodiedLight-bodied

Bottles without enough data for either visible axis are omitted.

Little smokeSmoke-led

The same bottles on your map’s two axes. Select a point to open its bottle page.

Nearby profiles from the full collection.

03 / THE RECORD

Behind the bottle.

MaturationMizunara (Japanese oak) influence; detailed cask recipe not stated
Peat statusblend-contains-peated
Mash / grainsMalt and grain Japanese whiskies; proportions not disclosed
Sources, confidence & score rationale

Product page retained with market caveat; confirm U.S. ABV before publication.

Facts checked 3 September 2026. “Not verified” does not mean absent. Scores are editorial estimates, not tasting-panel measurements. Rubric: whisky-neat-v1.

  1. [1] House of Suntory · Hibiki Japanese Harmony ↗ · producer

    Product page retained with market caveat; confirm U.S. ABV before publication.

Sweetness · 60
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

Body · 45
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

Smoke · 5
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

Fresh fruit · 60
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

Dried fruit · 35
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

Floral · 35
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

Spice · 35
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

Oak · 45
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

Malt / cereal · 35
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]