Description
An early bottling of Suntory Hibiki 17 Year Old, a blended Japanese whisky. The supplied auction description places it around the pre-1994 era, before Suntory began printing the 17-year age statement on the label.
Hibiki
Hibiki 17 Year Old, 43%, 70cl
Catalog product detail, market evidence, tasting notes, reviews, and collection actions.
TypeBlended Whisky
MRI
Average Score
N.A
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Change-5.9%
LatestSGD 464
HighSGD 492
LowSGD 464
Recently Sold
Listed value is based on sold auction prices and inclusive of auction fees (not including tax and shipping).
Just Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Jul 20, 2026SGD 463.58
Just Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Jun 22, 2026SGD 492.42
- Type
- Blended Whisky
- Region
- Japan
- Age
- 17 Years
- Vintage
- N.A
- Bottled
- N.A
- ABV
- 43%
- Volume
- 70cl
- Distillery
- Hibiki
- Origin
- Japan
- Cask type
- N.A
- Bottling
- Official Bottling
- Peated
- Unpeated
- Single cask
- No
- Non-chill filtered
- N.A
- Cask origin
- N.A
- Cask no.
- N.A
- Batch
- N.A
- PPM
- N.A
- Barley
- N.A
- Fermentation
- N.A
- Master distiller (bottling)
- N.A
- Master distiller (distillation)
- N.A
- Limited edition
- No
- Bottle count
- N.A
- Has box
- No
- Closure
- Cork
- Presentation
- N.A
- Series highlights
- Early/pre-1994 Hibiki 17 Year Old-era bottling
- Historical context
- Early Hibiki era, circa 1994; Hibiki 17 Year Old was first released in 1989 for Suntory's 90th anniversary.
- Special release
- Japanese domestic-market release
- Allocation
- N.A
- Nose
- Elegant, complex and floral, with exotic spices, green plums, old wood, leather, charcoal, honeycomb and tobacco.
- Palate
- Mature, full-bodied and layered, with balanced oak, sweetness and spice.
- Finish
- Long, warming and gently woody, with lingering tobacco and honeyed notes.