2014 Vintage Single Malt Whisky

2014 Vintage Single Malt Whisky

When it began producing in 2008, this craft whisky-making operation was the first Japanese whisky distillery to open since 1973. Ichiro Akuto has insisted on a hands-on approach, with an onsite cooperage and production of just 90,000 litres a year.

Age

10

Years

Bottles

240

55

%

|

70

CL

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Product Information

still Type

Distillery

Chichibu Distillery

Cask Type

Barrel

Maturation

Shiga-Kogen Brewery Imperial House IPA Barrels

Distilled

2014

Bottled

2025

#

Cask Number

#11044

Sunkhinder Singh
"Chichibu basically kicked off the new wave of Japanese whisky – not just because it was new, but because the founder, Ichiro Akuto, deliberately set out to make interesting (even challenging!) whiskies instead of the easy-to-drink ones that used to dominate Japanese markets."
Sukhinder Singh
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Tasting Notes

This whisky is a perfect example of how a concept is followed through from the beginning. This is not an IPA finish to swirl in some hoppy notes at the end of its life; its journey was meticulously planned.

Nose

Starting with honey and lemon herbal tea, buttery popcorn, ginger and eucalyptus.

Palate

Immensely complex with banana, pineapple, apricot, orange blossom, and more honey.

Finish

Slightly bitter and hoppy IPA notes – then dominated confected raspberry/pineapple chewy sweets.

Recycling Information

Bottiglia
Vetro Trasparente
Raccolta Differenziata
Raccolta Differenziata
Italian
10
Bottle
Clear Glass
Recycle
Recycle
English
10
Capsula
PVC
Raccolta Differenziata
Raccolta Differenziata
Italian
30
Capsule
PVC
Recycle
Recycle
English
30
Cork
Micro-agglomerated
Not Recyclable
Not Recyclable
English
40
Bottle Cap
Wood
Recycle
Recycle
English
20
Tappo di Bottiglia
Legna
Raccolta Differenziata
Raccolta Differenziata
Italian
20
Tappo
Composito
Raccolta Indifferenziata
Raccolta Indifferenziata
Italian
40
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