Chichibu 2016 Single Bourbon Cask 6 Year Old #5838 / Mitsukoshi Isetan

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 from the relatively new and incredibly popular Japanese distillery Chichibu.

Distilled in 2016 and matured in 1st fill bourbon barrel #5838, this was exclusively bottled for Mitsukoshi Isetan.