Chichibu 2014 Single Bourbon Cask 8 Year Old #3861 / Everson Royce - Cat and Mouse

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 in 2014 and matured in single refill bourbon barrel #3861 for 8 years. It was bottled in 2023 exclusively for Los Angeles bar, Everson Royce. The label features Kawanabe Kyosai's Cat and Mouse, painted in the 1870s .

One of 178 bottles.