Chichibu 5 Year Old Single Peated Cask #7086 / Ema - Year of the Rabbit

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.

This Chichibu was matured for 5 years in single bourbon 'BBL' barrel #7086, that formerly held peated Chichibu spirit. BBL barrels are a smaller standard of barrel, equivelent to 31 US Gallons or approximately 117 litres. It was bottled in 2022 exclusively for Tokiwa Imports for the American market, in celebration of the Zodiac Year of the Rabbit.

One of 220 bottles.