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About This Whisky
Cask #1402 is a 2011 Chichibu bottled at 61.2% for Spirits Shop' Selection, the Taipei importer and independent bottler.
It was bottled in 2016 after about five years in wood.
Tasting Profile
- Nose: Fresh-cut pear, lemon peel and malted biscuit, then vanilla and a little ginger.
- Palate: Punchy and oily, with orchard fruit, honey, white pepper and toasted oak.
- Finish: Clean and long, with citrus oil, cereal and warm spice.
Serving & Food
Somewhere between cellar-cool and room temperature suits it. Pair it with pork gyoza or salt-and-pepper squid.
Good to Know
Is there a sister bottle? Yes. It was released as a pair with cask #1883 from 2012.
How strong is it? Cask strength at 61.2%.
Product Details
| Producer | Chichibu |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Saitama |
| Cask | #1402 |
| Vintage | 2011 |
| ABV | 61.2% |
| Size | 700mL |
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About the Distillery
Ichiro Akuto, grandson of Hanyu's founder, rescued the Hanyu stock when Toa Shuzo was sold in 2004 and set up Venture Whisky. He opened Chichibu in 2008, and Venture Whisky still owns it.