Chichibu ichiro s malt wine wood reserve.
The distillery started its operations in 2008 and has been making single malt whisky influenced by the local climate.
Japanese whisky sales were at their lowest level in decades causing distillers such as nikka and suntory to cut production massively.
Chichibu distillery ichiro s malt the us edition single malt whisky 2019 750ml ny state only bottle 750ml 799 00 1 065 33 1000ml ex.
Ichiro s malt wine wood reserve wine wood reserve produced by blending various unblended malt whiskys mainly produced in the chichibu distillery and finished off in barrel used for ageing red wine.
The result is a rich and jammy dram with lots of complexity.
Like the other leaf series bottlings ichiro s malt wine wood reserve is a blend of pure malts a term commonly used in japan but rather disliked by the swa in scotland from both hanyu and chichibu.
This edition was given a finishing period in french wine casks.
Ichiro akuto founder of japan s chichibu distillery is not only one of the most respected distillers in the country but he s also a master whisky blender.
This is finished in a wine casks the rather unique ovum casks which are 20 hl egg shaped barrels made from french oak shaped in the charentes region by the taransaud company.
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Tasting note by the chaps at master of malt.
Ichiro s malt wine wood reserve includes malt distilled at the now closed hanyu distillery.
Awarded best japanese blended malt at the world whisky awards in 2011.
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This was matured including a finishing period in french oak ex wine casks vatted and bottled at chichibu.
When akuto ichiro set up chichibu distillery in 2008 most people thought he was crazy.
Chichibu ichiro s malt japanese single malt whisky wine wood reserve 700ml.