Chichibu 2008 Bourbon Barrel 10 Years Old / TMC 10th Anniversary

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 2008 and matured for 10 years in bourbon barrel before being bottled in 2019.

Bottled for the 10th anniversary of the Tamari Malt Club (TMC), this is one of 164 bottles.