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About This Whisky
This single cask ties Chichibu to the distillery that came before it.
Cask #2085 was filled in 2012 and bottled in 2019, making the whisky about seven years old.
Tasting Profile
- Nose: Dried apricot, beeswax and baked apple, with sandalwood and a faint savoury note.
- Palate: Concentrated and oily, with honey, orange marmalade, nutmeg and old, polished oak.
- Finish: Even and unhurried, with dried fruit, gentle spice and malt.
Serving & Food
Let it breathe in the glass for a while before the first sip. Pair with a slice of fruit cake, roasted pecans or a firm aged Beaufort.
Good to Know
Is it Hanyu whisky? No. It's 2012 Chichibu, aged in a refill cask that once held Hanyu.
How strong is it? 61.5%, bottled in 2019 for La Maison du Whisky.
Product Details
| Producer | Chichibu / Ichiro's Malt |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Saitama |
| Vintage | 2012 |
| ABV | 61.5% |
| Size | 700mL |
| Edition | 336 bottles |
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About the Distillery
Isouji Akuto, Ichiro Akuto's grandfather, founded Hanyu in Saitama in 1941, and it last distilled in 2000. Ichiro set up Venture Whisky in 2004 to save its casks, then opened Chichibu in 2008.