Chichibu Distillery II (Inaugural Release)

How it drinks

Sight

Light to mid gold with natural color; bright and youthful, medium legs

Nose

Sweet vanilla and caramel with gentle peat smoke and roasted orchard fruits. The bourbon barrels provide a clean vanilla-caramel backbone. Lightly peated character adds intrigue

Palate

Honeyed texture layered with custard, cinnamon, and nutmeg. First-fill bourbon barrels deliver rich vanilla and caramel sweetness. The light peat adds a smoky barley-driven dimension. Young but well-made, showing the character of the second distillery

Finish

Long, smoky barley-driven finish. Custard, cinnamon, and nutmeg linger alongside gentle peat. Clean and promising — a debut that establishes Distillery II identity alongside the original

Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.