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About This Whisky
Chichibu's third US Edition is a peated one, bottled at 55.5% in 2020 for the American market.
It brings together ten casks: four bourbon barrels, three refill bourbon barrels, two refill chibidaru and one refill wine cask.
Tasting Profile
- Nose: Peat smoke with lemon peel, malt loaf and a little floral vanilla sweetness.
- Palate: Lively, with smoked honey, citrus, black pepper and a touch of red fruit.
- Finish: Spicy and persistent, fading to ash and cereal.
Serving & Food
Drink it neat, or over one large ice cube on a warm evening, with pork belly bao or teriyaki salmon.
Good to Know
How peaty is it? Around 30ppm, moderate next to Islay.
How many bottles? 2,109, at 55.5%.
Product Details
| Producer | Chichibu / Ichiro's Malt |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Saitama |
| Cask | 10 casks: bourbon, refill bourbon, refill chibidaru, refill wine |
| ABV | 55.5% |
| Size | 750mL |
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About the Distillery
Ichiro Akuto was a blender before he was a distiller, vatting his grandfather's Hanyu whisky for Ichiro's Malt years before Chichibu first ran spirit in 2008. Venture Whisky, the company he founded in 2004, owns the distillery.