Chichibu 2010 Ichiro's Malt Single 1st Fill Bourbon & Spanish Oak Oloroso Sherry Cask #2642 Travel Retail Exclusive Japanese Single Malt Whisky (2016) 70cl

Chichibu 2010 Ichiro's Malt Single 1st Fill Bourbon & Spanish Oak Oloroso Sherry Cask #2642 Travel Retail Exclusive Japanese Single Malt Whisky (2016) 70cl

A rare specimen indeed - 1 of 303 bottles made available only in Travel Retail in Japan. 

This whisky was distilled in December 2010 and first aged in a single ex-Bourbon cask. Before bottling in October 2016, it was finished in single ex-Oloroso sherry cask #2642.

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 in Japan. With the perfect climate of humid summers and cold winters, Chichibu is an ideal location for whisky production and has become a huge part of the Japanese whisky revolution.

About Chichibu 

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.

*Due End August 2025 - Available now prior to dispatch date on 25th August. 

59.5% ABV

70cl