Chichibu distillery in Saitama, Japan was opened in 2008, and was the country’s first new distillery since Suntory opened Hakushu back in 1973. Chichibu was the brainchild of Ichiro Akuto, grandson of the founder of the legendary Hanyu distillery. The Ichiro’s Malt brand appeared in 2005 and rose to fame through the bottling of the last casks from Hanyu, particularly the sought after ‘Card’ series. The first Chichibu releases appeared under it in 2011.

Distilled in 2012, this has been matured in second refill Hanyu cask #207, which was specially sselected by Selfridges.

It is one of the best Chichibu-s I've tried. The nose is complex with caramel, honey, vanilla and dried fruits such as plum and apricots. With time it leans a bit towards chocolate. Very pleasant changes in the mouth, indeed. Palate: quite similar to the nose, it is ever changing. What's worth mentioning is that the alcohol is not too obvious. With explosive bag of fruits and chocolates. There is a long lingering toffee and chocolate in your tone. A great dram

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