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Age: 21 Years | Region: Japan | Proof: 86 Proof
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Midnight Whiskey · The Vault Blended Japanese Whisky · Wooden Box Edition

House of Suntory

Hibiki 21 Year Old

Mount Fuji Decanter

Paulownia (Kiri) Wood Box · 21 Years Minimum · 86 Proof (43% ABV)

21
Years Aged
86
Proof
43%
ABV
700 mL
Painted Decanter
Paulownia
Kiri Wood Box
Duty-Free
Travel Channel

This is the Hibiki 21 Mount Fuji decanter as it ships in the paulownia (kiri) wood box — plain light timber with a single black label panel carrying the Hibiki mark and the 21. Inside is the house’s 24-facet decanter under a painted Mount Fuji scene, holding Hibiki’s 21-year-old blend.

Nº 01

The Elemental Distinction

01

What ships: the painted Mount Fuji decanter in a plain paulownia wood box with a single black label panel.

02

Paulownia — kiri — is the traditional Japanese timber for storing valuables, light and dimensionally stable; it is a storage box as much as a presentation one.

03

The decanter is the house 24-facet form, painted with a snow-capped Fuji above pine and shoreline.

04

Identified by its box. Dealers assign opposite edition numbers — first and second — to the wood-box bottling in the same stated year, so the paulownia box is what distinguishes it.

05

Inside the kiri box, the decanter holds the whisky at 43% ABV, 86 proof.

06

Sold separately from the presentation-box bottling so that the box shown is the box delivered.

Nº 02

The Kiri Wood Presentation Heritage

Commemorative Travel Release

Created as an artistic expression of Japanese nature, this edition translates centuries of cultural reverie for Mount Fuji onto Hibiki's 24-faceted bottle. By uniting aged stocks from Yamazaki, Hakushu, and Chita across Mizunara, Sherry, and Bourbon casks, Suntory's master blenders mirror the natural equilibrium depicted on the glass and timber packaging.

Nº 03

Craftsmanship & Cask Maturation

Five Cask Synergy
Mizunara Oak Frame

Rare Japanese Cask Maturation

Provides the irreplaceable sandalwood, temple incense, and oriental spice profile unique to long-matured Japanese oak.

Sherry & Bourbon Wood

Deep Fruit & Velvet Texture

Aged sherry casks impart dark chocolate, fig, and dried apricot richness, balanced by sweet bourbon barrel vanilla.

Malt Foundations

Yamazaki & Hakushu Estates

Combines Yamazaki's opulent, fruity depth with Hakushu's delicate, mountain-filtered herbal clarity.

Grain Harmony

Chita Distillery Grain

Aged grain whisky from Chita acts as the silken thread, binding the complex malts into a velvety, seamless palate.

Nº 04

Sensory Profile & Strategy

Integrated Spectrum
I

Sensory Profile

What is in the glass is Hibiki’s 21-year-old blend, and the painted decanter is a poor window on it — colour judged through that panel tells you about the paint.

II

Strategic Position

Two listings, one whisky, and the timber is the difference. It stands with the same decanter in its black presentation box and alongside the 100th Anniversary Hibiki 21, inside the rest of the Japanese shelf here.

Nº 05

Collector Note & Index

Vault Provenance
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Paulownia (Kiri) Wood Value

A kiri box is not incidental packaging — paulownia has been Japan’s storage timber for scrolls, kimono and swords because it moves so little with humidity, and a bottle that arrives in one has been housed rather than merely wrapped.

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Edition Numbering

Dealers attach “1st” and “2nd” edition to the wooden-box and presentation-box bottlings inconsistently, so the paulownia box, not a number, is what identifies this one.

Collector IndexHIBIKI 21 WOOD
Brand
Hibiki (House of Suntory)
Decanter
24-Facet Painted Mount Fuji
Packaging
Paulownia (Kiri) Wooden Box
Proof / ABV
86 Proof (43.0% ABV)
Format
700 mL / 750 mL
Channel
Airport Duty-Free Exclusive
Nº 06

Technical Specifications

Specification Detail
CLASS Blended Japanese Whisky
BRAND Hibiki, House of Suntory
AGE STATEMENT 21 Years Minimum
BOTTLE Hibiki 24-facet decanter, painted with Mount Fuji scene
PACKAGING Plain paulownia (kiri) wood box with black label panel
ABV / PROOF 43.0% ABV / 86 Proof
FORMAT 700 mL / 750 mL
PRODUCER Suntory, Japan
Nº 07

Records & Assurance

Production Methodology

Hibiki has been Suntory’s blended range since 1989, built on the house’s 24-facet bottle, and this decanter carries a painted Mount Fuji scene across that form. It ships housed in a paulownia wood box with a single black label panel.

Authentication & Vault Preservation

Every bottle sold through Midnight Whiskey is sourced as an authentic, sealed product and inspected before it ships. Orders are packed with padded, glass-rated handling and require an adult signature (21+) on delivery; we do not ship to anyone unable to verify legal drinking age. For our full sourcing and handling protocols, see our editorial and authentication standards.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the wooden-box Mount Fuji the first or second edition?

Dealers disagree: one lists the wood-box Hibiki 21 Mount Fuji as the second limited edition of a stated year, another lists a wood-box bottling of the same year as the first, and a third sells both numbers under identical descriptions. The plain paulownia box with its single black label panel is the reliable way to identify it.

What is a paulownia box and why is it used?

Paulownia — kiri in Japanese — is a light, stable timber traditionally used in Japan to store valuables such as scrolls, kimono and swords, because it moves very little with changes in humidity. A whisky housed in one is being stored rather than simply packaged, and the condition of the box tends to matter to collectors accordingly.

Does this hold the same whisky as the presentation-box listing?

Both listings hold the Hibiki 21-year-old blend in the same painted Mount Fuji decanter; the outer box is the difference, and it is the reason they are sold as two products rather than one. Listing them separately means the packaging shown on each page is the packaging that ships.

Midnight Whiskey · The Vault Hibiki · 21 Year Old Mount Fuji Decanter (Wooden Box)

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