Hibiki Harmony entered markets replacing the 12 Yr old variety. As being a no-age statement whisky, it can be distributed around a broader audience, it lives in turmoil with endless comparisons on the whisky it replaced. Removing age statements gives producers flexibility making whisky (why should 12 years be the minimum age in the bottle?), just about all results in a a sense distrust together with the consumer used to going to a number around the bottle.

Harmony is softer, gentler, and will be offering a quieter complexity when compared to the discontinued 12 year old. You can find whiskies that are had best in a loud crowd, and whiskies you'll enjoy most using a small number of of friends. Harmony can be a singular experience. It's the whisky that has a lot to convey, but speaks quietly. Sure, it's not Hibiki 12, yet it's entirely possible which it has more to provide.

What's in the whisky?
Hibiki will be the high-end blended brand from Beam Suntory. Hibiki 17 and 21 year old are beautiful whiskies, along with the 21 is amongst the best whiskies I've tasted. All Hibiki releases are a combination of malted barley and grain whisky, with some other varieties of oak used. It is a mixture of malt from Yamazaki, Hakashu, and Chita whisky (mostly corn whisky). In terms of barrels used, there's American oak, some sherry oak, and Japanese Mizunara oak.

While blended whisky gets to be a bad reputation, and Hibiki bakes an effort not to market itself therefore, it is deemed an example of why blended whiskies really should not be ignored.

Nose: Notes of the vanilla-citrus terrine. Wonderful caramel sweetness when combined bright orange zest, coupled with heavier toasted spice notes. A traditional oaky spice gets control the nose from a time, and that provides you with something a bit different. It's buttery, has a touch of char, nice vanilla, some candied ginger included with the amalgamation. A combination of vanilla citrus finishes over nose with time.

Palate: A lovely spread of oak tannins, vanilla sweetness, sharp pepper spice, along with a buttery finish. Honey, cinnamon, and nutmeg come through nicely. It's sharper about the palate than on the nose. The final is gentle, and heavier over a mix of buttery-sweet and cinnamon spice.

Conclusion: The nose does wonders, and the palate is a touch more ordinary, but overall the top Hibiki you'll be able to buy out there. It's priced well in the market where the demand and supply chart for Japanese whisky is out-of-this-world.
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