1/Hakushu 12 is one of those bottles that doesn't taste much like what sits around it. The Japanese distillery's first release for the U.S., and it goes its own way. Here's where it lands.
2/Ask the drinkers of the bottles nearest Hakushu 12 what it's worth to them, each from what they pay for their own, and the answers run from $254 to $254. At $378 it sits above all of them. Priced for its fans.
3/Pour it and you get the fleshier side of Hakushu. It keeps the freshness of the 10 year old but opens with more pineapple and grapefruit, a little jasmine and osmanthus. The palate's fresh and lively, a hint of persimmon, a tickle of smoke.
4/On price: it usually sells around $378, and we've seen it from $348 to $380. That's about $15.92 a pour at home, with roughly 24 in the bottle.
| slot | 08-13 | 08-20 | 08-27 | 09-03 | 09-10 | 09-17 | 09-24 | 10-01 | 10-08 | 10-15 | 10-22 | 10-29 | 11-05 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| list / member | 379.99 observed | 379.99 m 350.00 observed | 347.99 observed | 347.99 observed | 347.99 observed | 378.00 observed | 378.00 observed | 378.00 observed | 378.00 observed | 378.00 observed | 378.00 observed | 378.00 observed | 378.00 observed |
| basis | mean | median | sd | min | max | range | cv | se mean | latest | own-range pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| list | 371.38 | 378.00 | 13.35 | 347.99 | 379.99 | 32.00 | 3.6% | 3.70 | 378.00 | 85 |
| member | 369.07 | 378.00 | 14.30 | 347.99 | 379.99 | 32.00 | 3.9% | 3.97 | 378.00 | 92 |
| moments | m1 mean | m2 var | m3 skew | m4 ex-kurt | 95% band of the mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| list | 371.38 | 178.34 | -1.44 | 0.08 | 364.1 – 378.6 |
Hakushu 12 has crept up again — it's $378 at Dan Murphy's this week, thirty dollars more than last. Lovely whisky. Also a lot of money for a 12-year-old.
310 bottles at Dan Murphy's can be priced per standard drink this week. Cheapest first: Grant's Triple Wood 1 litre at $1.99 a standard drink; the median is $4.16; Dalmore 21 Malt is the highest at $42.68. 235 of the 310 come in under a pint at the pub, which works out at $6.28 a standard drink.
305 bottles at Dan Murphy's can be priced per standard drink this week. Cheapest first: McAllister 1 litre at $2.00 a standard drink; the median is $4.03; Dalmore 21 Malt is the highest at $42.68. 228 of the 305 come in under a pint at the pub, which works out at $6.28 a standard drink.
| # | candidate | price | CEARP | price − CEARP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yamazaki 12 Year Old Single Malt Japanese Whisky 700mL | $376.00 | $361.65 | +14.35 |
| 2 | Craigellachie CRAIGELLACHIE® 13 YO Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $110.99 | $317.08 | -206.09 |
| 3 | Tomintoul 16 Years Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $180.99 | $278.41 | -97.42 |
| 4 | Hakushu Single Malt Japanese Whisky 700mL | $150.00 | $273.33 | -123.33 |
| 5 | Yamazaki Distiller's Reserve Whisky 700mL | $184.99 | $269.98 | -84.99 |
| 6 | Craigellachie 19YO Single Malt Whisky 700ml | $375.99 | $260.35 | +115.64 |
| 7 | Fettercairn 18YO Single Malt 700ml | $357.99 | $259.93 | +98.06 |
| 8 | Oban 14 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $135.00 | $258.57 | -123.57 |
| 9 | The Dalmore 12 Year Old Scotch Whisky 700mL | $148.99 | $256.98 | -107.99 |
| 10 | Hellyers Road The Journeyman 8 Year Old Tasmanian Single Malt Whisky 700mL | $149.99 | $252.19 | -102.20 |