Chichibu 2012 Single Cask #9115 / Yokohama Grand

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 2012 vintage single cask was distilled from a Tipple barely wash and bottled for Yokohama Grand in 2021.

It is one of 272 bottles drawn from wine cask #9115.