Chichibu 2016 Single Stout Cask Finish 6 Year Old #14161 / Seven Gods of Fortune

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 whisky was distilled in 2016 and aged for a total of 6 years. Before being bottled at cask strength in 2023, it was finished in a Imperial Stout cask.

One of 249 bottles.