Chichibu 2011 Malt Dream Cask #1500 / The Royal Scotsman

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 distilled 2011 and matured in single bourbon barrel #1500. It was bottled in 2022 as part of the Malt Dream Cask series, exclusively or The Royal Scotsman

One of 133 bottles.