Chichibu 2008 The First

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 is the first whisky released from Ichiro Akuto's Chichibu distillery. It was showcased at the 2011 Whisky Show, then released in UK in early 2012.

One of 7,400 bottles.