Hakushu Distillery

白州

Single Malt Japanese Whisky

Oak barrels resting in a whisky warehouse, amber light filtering through the space

The Water

Deep in the Southern Alps, at 700 meters above sea level, granite-filtered spring water descends through ancient rock. Cold, mineral-rich, impossibly soft.

This is where Hakushu begins — not in a recipe, but in the mountain itself.

Rows of wooden barrels aging in a historic distillery warehouse, warm amber atmosphere

The Craft

Copper pot stills of varying shapes — each producing a different character. The distillers do not seek uniformity. They seek complexity.

Multiple malt whiskies, each with its own voice, blended together into a single expression of place.

The patience of the cask
Japanese whisky barrels in dim warehouse, deep amber and wood tones

18

Years in Mizunara Oak

Mizunara Japanese oak. A wood so dense it takes two hundred years to mature before it can hold whisky.

Inside these rare casks, the spirit sleeps for eighteen years. The oak gives its final gift — sandalwood, incense, a sweetness that cannot be replicated.

Japanese barrels with kanji calligraphy, warm light on aged wood

Tasting Notes

Smoke. Honey. Hinoki wood. A long finish of green apple and white pepper.

700m
Altitude
Granite
Water Source
Mizunara
Cask Wood

Expressions

12
Years
18
Years
25
Years
Whisky barrels in deep shadow, amber light, aged patina

Time is the ingredient you cannot rush. Every bottle of Hakushu is a letter from the past — written in water, wood, and patience.

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白州蒸溜所