Chichibu 2013 Ichiro's Malt #2924 / Salon de Shimaji

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 2013 and aged in single virgin oak barrel #2924 before being bottled in 2023 as part of the Salon de Shimaji series.

One of 192 bottles.