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Bottle archive / chubu

Hakushu 18 Year Old

白州18年

Lottery only Meets the JSLMA standard

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What it costs in Japan

Observed shop / shelf price

¥48,000

700ml · tax basis not recorded

Static FX equivalent: about $320 at ¥150/$ (2026-08); not an overseas observation.

Our estimate · checked August 2026

Observed shop / shelf price · 750ml · tax basis not recorded

$810

Observed price · checked August 2026
wine-searcher US average, 750ml. Weaker than a single named retailer — averages blend ordinary shops with specialist importers. Replace when a Total Wine listing is confirmed.

No markup multiple is shown unless both the Japan and overseas values are observed transaction/shelf prices with dated provenance.

Can you actually buy it here?

Sold by application lottery (抽選). You cannot simply walk in and buy one, even in Japan.

Our estimate · checked August 2026

Is it Japanese whisky?

Mashed, fermented, distilled, matured and bottled in Japan, per the Japan Spirits & Liqueurs Makers Association standard.

How it tastes

Everything the 12 does, with eighteen years of fruit behind it. Still recognisably green and forest-like rather than heavy. Lottery-only in Japan.

Peat

Sweetness

Fruit

Spice

Oak

Smoke

Complexity

Body

Our estimates, scored the same way across every bottle so they can be compared.

Specification

Producer	Hakushu Distillery
Region	Chubu
Type	Single Malt
Age	18 years
ABV	43%
Casks	American oak, Sherry
Best served	Neat
Our rating	91 / 100 (editorial)

Where to buy outside Japan

The Whisky Exchange

ships from UK

Master of Malt

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UK retailers ship to the US state by state, and the list changes. Check your state on the retailer's own site before ordering — any state list we published here would be out of date within months.