Description
From its Mizunara wash backs and small stills with steep lyne arms to the fact that the mashman uses a wooden paddle to stir the mash, Chichibu is a hands-on distillery with quality as an intrinsic focus. With the ground now broken on a blending room, and an off-site cooperage, Ichiro Akuto's distillery - formed from the ashes of his grandfather's Hanyu distillery - is one of the finest producers. This incredible Chichibu single malt was distilled in 2014 and matured in a single cask for 8 years before bottling in 2022. The maturation in an ex bourbon barrel has added layers of sweet, fruity notes to the liquid, including citrus fruits, pear drops, milk chocolate and much more. [14]