Flavour profile is AI-assisted and still being refined.
Tasting
How it drinks
Sight
Pale straw gold; light and bright, thin fast legs
Nose
Unique hop-forward character — citrus hops, grapefruit, lemon, floral hop oils alongside Chichibu's characteristic vanilla and barley sweetness. Fresh bread, honey, and a botanical quality from the IPA casks
Palate
Medium-bodied. Hop bitterness provides a fascinating contrast to whisky sweetness — grapefruit, pine resin, dried herbs, then vanilla, honey, and cereal sweetness. The IPA influence is genuinely detectable and adds a savoury dimension. Crisp and refreshing
Finish
Medium finish with lingering hop bitterness, citrus, and vanilla. Dry and crisp — more like a craft beer finish than a typical whisky. Pioneering expression that predated Glenfiddich's IPA Experiment
Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.
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