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Chichibu The US Edition 2023

Japanese Single Malt Kanto
Age
47 years
ABV
53.5%
Introduced
2023
Flavour Fingerprint
Malt Light Fruit Citrus Floral Herbal Spice Sweet Dark Fruit Nutty Earth Maritime Smoke / Peat

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Flavour profile is AI-assisted and still being refined.

Tasting

How it drinks

Sight
Mid gold; clean and bright, medium legs
Nose
Orange peel, mint, loquat, and melon. Maple syrup, honey water, fresh herbs, young ginger, pear. Complex and multi-layered from the diverse cask combination
Palate
Rich and softly sweet with a nutty, herbal quality. The Mizunara hogshead adds an exotic incense-sandalwood character. French oak contributes tannin structure. 100% floor-malted barley, heavily peated, 100-hour fermentation in Mizunara washbacks adds depth
Finish
Long finish with a nutty, herbal character. Peat smoke lingers alongside ginger, orange peel, and a pleasant dryness from the French oak. Complex and evolving

Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.

Maturation

The wood it came through

  • New Taransaud T5 French oak
  • Mizunara hogshead
  • sherry
  • and chibidaru casks — heavily peated

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