Chichibu 2008 Newborn Double Matured Cask #446
Lot number: 072-2453
Winning bid: £220
From its Mizunara wash backs and small stills with steep lyne arms to the fact that the mashman uses a wooden paddle to stir the mash, Chichibu is a hands-on distillery with quality as an intrinsic focus. With the ground now broken on a blending room, and an off-site cooperage, Ichiro Akuto's distillery, formed from the ashes of his grandfather's Hanyu distillery, is one of the finest producers in Japan.
This is some of the first spirit from Chichibu in 2008. Firstly matured in bourbon barrels for one year and finishing in American oak hogsheads for a final four months.
Distilled: 1st Cask 04/05 2008 / 2nd Cask 06.2009
Bottled: 10.2009
Cask Type: Bourbon Barrel / New American Oak Hogshead
Cask Number: 446
61% ABV / 70cl
Bottle Number: 161 / 355
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