Chichibu 2009 Port Pipe

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 a small batch release from the Japanese distillery, Chichibu. Distilled in 2009 and bottled in 2013, the whisky has been matured exclusively in a port pipe.

One of 4,200 bottles.