The Chichibu distillery, established in 2008, uses malt whisky produced at the former Hanyu distillery, and grain whisky produced at the Kawasaki distillery about 40 years ago from corn and other ingredients, each with its own unique characteristics. The blended Japanese whisky is aged in a variety of casks, including bourbon and sherry casks.
At Chichibu Distillery, whisky is currently matured in seven different cellars. The key malt is the one that shows its strength in the blend, and this product is a well-balanced blend of only the unique domestic whiskies matured in Chichibu.
The refreshing acidity that blends with the heavy brown sugar-like sweetness and the barrel aroma filled with memories of the aging cellar linger pleasantly on the palate. The malt is bottled in natural color, non-chill filtered, so that you can enjoy the original character of the original. We hope you will fully enjoy this blended Japanese whisky, a blend of malt and grain born in Japan and nurtured by time.
Quote: From the label on the back of the product
Limited to 500 bottles, this is an extremely rare whisky, and is available at each BAR Shinkai. 2021, 2022, and 2023 products are also available.
We do not know how long we will be able to continue blending malt whisky from the Hanyu distillery and grain whisky from the Kawasaki distillery.
This is a very precious whisky. Please take this opportunity to enjoy this precious Japanese whisky.
At “BAR SHINKAI“, we offer small quantities such as 45ml: 69,300 yen, 30ml: 46,200 yen, and 15ml: 23,100 yen per glass.
For more information on Ichiro’s Malt & Grain Blended Japanese Whiskey Limited Edition 2024, please see this article.
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