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Bottle archive / chubu

Hakushu Distiller's Reserve

Name: Hakushu Distiller's Reserve
Brand: Hakushu Distillery
SKU: hakushu-distillers-reserve

白州ディスティラーズリザーブ

Allocated Meets the JSLMA standard

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What it costs in Japan

Observed shop / shelf price

¥5,500

700ml · tax basis not recorded

Static FX equivalent: about $37 at ¥150/$ (2026-08); not an overseas observation.

Our estimate · checked August 2026

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

$205

Observed price · checked August 2026
wine-searcher US average, 750ml. Weaker than a single named retailer — averages blend ordinary shops with collector shops, so they run high on scarce bottles. 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?

Shops receive limited quantities. Sells out, but turns up if you look.

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

The entry point to Hakushu and, at Japanese prices, genuinely good value. Made for a highball with a mint leaf in it, which is exactly how it is served in Japan.

Peat

Sweetness

Fruit

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Oak

Smoke

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

Specification

Producer	Hakushu Distillery
Region	Chubu
Type	Single Malt
Age	No age statement
ABV	43%
Casks	American oak
Best served	Highball
Our rating	83 / 100 (editorial)

Where to buy outside Japan

The Whisky Exchange

ships from UK

Master of Malt

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