Hibiki 40 Year Old

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£33,150.00

Hibiki 40 Year Old

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Hibiki 40 Year Old

HED00153

70 cl

43%

£33,150.00

Taxes included.

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Wine Storage

Storing with Hedonism Wines

Secure, Professional Storage for Your Fine Wines

Hedonism Wines is pleased to offer bonded storage to our clients, providing a secure, fully insured, and professionally managed facility for en primeur and under-bond purchases. Our storage service ensures that your fine wines are kept in optimal conditions until you are ready to enjoy them.

Why Choose Bonded Storage with Hedonism Wines?

Your wines will be stored at our bonded storage facility, a highly regarded bonded warehouse in Essex, just outside London. With over a decade of experience handling and storing fine wines and spirits, our facility maintains strict temperature and humidity controls to ensure your collection is preserved at its best.

Key benefits include:

One year of free storage when you start storing at Hedonism Wines.
Competitive storage rates: £15 per 12-bottle case per year, £7.50 per 6-bottle case per year, equivalent to £1.25 per standard bottle. Alternative formats will be charged accordingly.
Full insurance coverage for loss or breakage.
Quick and efficient delivery: Wines can be cleared and delivered within the UK in 3-4 working days.
Quarterly invoicing for storage fees to keep the process simple and transparent.
Easily manage your stored wines online, request condition reports, and track your collection effortlessly.
Flexibility to store wines purchased elsewhere, subject to our approval.

Storage Pricing

Below is a summary of our bonded storage costs:

Service	Cost
Inbounding fee	Free
Withdrawal fee	Free
Storage and insurance (12-bottle case)	£15 per year
Storage and insurance (6-bottle case)	£7.50 per year

Duty Charges

Below is a summary of the new duty charges per bottle as of February 2026. Please note that these vary depending on the ABV and are subject to change. Please get in touch if you require more information:

Product	Duty charge
Wine 12.5% ABV	£2.87 per 75cl bottle
Wine 13.5% ABV	£3.10 per 75cl bottle
Wine 14.5% ABV	£3.33 per 75cl bottle
Spirits 45% ABV	£11.47 per 70cl bottle

Transparent Billing and Rate Calculations

Annual Billing: Clients are invoiced annually based on the wines stored in the preceding year.
Case Equivalents: A case is defined as 9 litres of wine (typically twelve 750ml bottles), ensuring clarity in pricing.
Pro-Rata Charges: Storage fees are charged on a per-bottle basis, and wines stored for part of a month will be billed accordingly.

How to Use Our Bonded Storage

Purchase en primeur or under-bond wines from Hedonism Wines.
Automatically enjoy twelve months of free storage at our bonded storage when you open your storage account.
After twelve months, your storage will continue at the rates outlined above, with quarterly invoicing.
When you are ready to receive your wines, simply request delivery. Most orders are fulfilled within 3-4 working days.

With Hedonism Wines' bonded storage, you can buy with confidence, knowing your wines are in safe hands until you are ready to enjoy them. If you have any questions or would like to learn more about our storage service, please contact our team.

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Hibiki is Suntory’s premium blend of Yamazaki, Hakushu, and Chita Japanese whiskies, first introduced in 1989 to commemorate Suntory’s 90th anniversary. Though the exact components of the blend remain undisclosed, it is known that previous iterations have included unique elements, such as umeshu-aged Yamazaki single malts. Hibiki has since become a symbol of craftsmanship in Japanese whisky, embodying the delicate balance of Suntory`s finest distilleries.

The Hibiki 40 Year Old is presented in a luxurious crystal decanter adorned with a maki-e mother of pearl inlay and gold lacquer, highlighting its premium status. This exclusive release is housed in a handcrafted wooden box made from 12 varieties of Japanese woods, including pine and zelkova. The box features 12 faces, symbolising the months of the year, and is decorated with seasonal flowers and plants, reflecting Japan’s four distinct seasons.

Official tasting note from Hibiki...

Nose - Dried apricot and ripened biwa (Japanese loquat), with hints of lemon peel and clove.

Taste - Dried fig, subtle yuzu, acacia honey sweetness, and toasty roasted cacao.

Finish - Long, soothing, with cinnamon spice and Mizunara (Japanese oak) undertones.

Blended Whisky

Hibiki

Various, Japan

1 of 400 bottles

Hibiki

A Pioneering Japanese Blend

Launched in 1989 to commemorate Suntory’s 90th anniversary, Hibiki is Japan’s most prolifically awarded blended whisky. ‘Hibiki’ translates as resonance in Japanese and reflects the company’s philosophy of living in harmony with people and nature, with the 24 seasons of the ancient Japanese calendar, for example, referenced in the 24 facets of Hibiki whisky’s bottle design, which is elegantly rendered on handcrafted Echizen paper.

The Hibiki Whisky range is a testament to the art of blending, with Yamazaki and Hakashu malt whiskies and Chita grain whisky blended with unparalleled attention to detail and craftsmanship by Hibiki master blender Shinji Fukuyo. The core Hibiki range includes the flagship Hibiki Japanese Harmony, along with Hibiki 12 Years Old, Hibiki 17 Years Old, Hibiki 21 Years Old, and Hibiki 30 Years Old.

Various, Japan

Hibiki