Chichibu 2011 Single Imperial Stout Cask #3538 / Paul Ullrich AG

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 single cask Chichibu was distilled in April 2011 and aged until February 2019 in an Imperial Stout cask.

This particular release is exclusively for the Swiss wine and spirits merchant Paul Ullrich AG.

One of 236 bottles.