Chichibu 2009 Ichiro's Malt Port Pipe Single Cask #1921 / The Whisky House

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.

Distilled in May 2009 and bottled in October 2016, this has been matured exclusively in a Port Pipe.

One of only 669 bottles.