Ichiro's Malt

Ichiro's Malt Kawasaki Ichiro's Choice 28 Year Old, Refill Sherry Butt Cask, 1981, Ichiro's Malt, 62.4%

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TypeSingle Grain Whisky
MRI
MRI 36
Average Score
Avg 90
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Description

A former Japanese whisky distillery that was built by Sanraku Shuzo Co and started distilling malt whisky in 1958. It was later transformed into a grain distillery with the installation of a Coffey still in 1969. Having closed in the 1980s, bottlings of its single grain are incredibly rare. Ichiro Akuto rescued the maturing stock and released expressions under his Ichiro's Malt label.

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LatestSGD 4,381
HighSGD 4,381
LowSGD 3,618
SGD 4,473SGD 4,157SGD 3,842SGD 3,526Price (SGD)Observed dateJan 26Feb 9Jan 26 - SGD 3,618 - Unicorn Auctions - Jan 26, 2026Feb 9 - SGD 4,381 - Whisky Auctioneer - Feb 9, 2026

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Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - Feb 9, 2026SGD 4,381.05
Unicorn AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Jan 26, 2026SGD 3,617.69
Cask type
Refill Sherry Butt
Bottling
Independent Bottling - Ichiro's Malt
Peated
Unpeated
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
Ichiro Akuto
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
710
Has box
Yes
Closure
Driven Cork
Presentation
Box
Series highlights
Ichiro's Choice
Historical context
Distilled in 1981 at Kawasaki and later bottled at Chichibu in 2009 after the stock was moved.
Special release
N.A
Allocation
N.A
Nose
good body, strong grain aromas, white and brown sugar, molasses syrup, very sweet, vanilla/toast, sugar/grapes.
Palate
good body, strong grain whisky flavors, brown sugar, syrup, honey, vanilla/toast, a little bit of wood, jujubee honey.
Finish
short, aftermath of molasses syrup, some abv numbness, brown sugar.
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