Chichibu 2012 Single Mizunara ex-Hanyu Cask 10 Year Old #2116 / Tokyo Whisky Festival 2023

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 single cask Chichibu was distilled in 2012 and bottled in 2023 from a single ex-Hanyu Hogshead with Mizunara heads.

One of 182 bottles.