:
:
:
About This Whisky
A 2012 Chichibu single malt from ex-bourbon cask #1953, bottled in 2020 to mark 50 years of the Takashimaya department store in Omiya, Saitama City.
That gives roughly eight years in wood.
Tasting Profile
- Nose: Vanilla, honey and baked apple, with lemon zest, malted biscuit and a hint of white pepper.
- Palate: Full and oily, with orchard fruit, custard and cereal sweetness, building into ginger and oak spice.
- Finish: Long and warming, with sweet oak, citrus peel and dry spice.
Serving & Food
At 62.6% this is one to take slowly. With food, try yakitori (tare rather than salt), roast pork belly or crème brûlée.
Good to Know
How rare is it? Only 214 bottles, at a full 62.6%.
Which cask style? Ex-bourbon, which brings out Chichibu's fruit, vanilla and spice.
Product Details
| Producer | Chichibu / Ichiro's Malt |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Saitama |
| Cask | Ex-bourbon |
| Vintage | 2012 |
| ABV | 62.6% |
| Size | 700mL |
You Might Also Like
- Chichibu 2012 Single ex-Hanyu Cask #2074 For Selfridges
- Chichibu 2012 Single Cask Peated # 2077
- Chichibu 2012 Mizunara Heads Cask # 1718
About the Distillery
Ichiro Akuto opened Chichibu in 2008 in Saitama, the prefecture that is also home to this Takashimaya store, and his company Venture Whisky owns it. He founded Venture Whisky in 2004.