CHICHIBU

Chichibu Newborn Double Matured 1 Year Old, Virgin American Oak Barrel & Virgin American Oak Hogshead Cask, Cask #446, 2009, 61.3%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 20
Average Score
Avg 85
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Description

A single malt whisky distillery in Japan, located within the city of the same name in the Saitama Prefecture. It was established in 2008 by Ichiro Akuto and significantly expanded in 2019 with the opening of a second distillery called Chichibu 2. A single malt whisky distillery in Japan, located within the city of the same name in the Saitama Prefecture. It was established in 2008 by Ichiro Akuto ...

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Cask type
Virgin American Oak Barrel & Virgin American Oak Hogshead
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Unpeated
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
446
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
Braemar
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
Ichiro Akuto
Master distiller (distillation)
Ichiro Akuto
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
353
Has box
No
Closure
Driven Cork
Presentation
Bottle only
Series highlights
Newborn Double Matured
Historical context
Early Chichibu production, shortly after the distillery was established in 2008.
Special release
N.A
Allocation
United Kingdom
Nose
Moderate sherry but wet old steamed lotus leaves/expired sherry.
Palate
Smooth, very sweet, brown sugar, molasses.
Finish
Short, extremely sweet-brown sugar type.
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