WHISKEY ICHIRO'S MALT CHICHIBU THE PEATED 2022 53.5°
The Chichibu distillery was born in 2008 from the passion and the will ofIchiro Akuto to extend the history of his family of sake and shochu producers since the 17th century. But his passion and his know-how in whiskey production were directly transmitted to him by his grandfather, founder in 1941 of the now legendary Hanyu distillery, which is now closed, and whose last barrels are stored and bottled at Chichibu.
After working for Suntory, Ichiro Akuto decides to found his own whiskey distillery, and embarks on a very ambitious project; one day produce a 100% Japanese whiskey, from barley to the wood of the cask. For this he created the company Venture Whiskey in charge of the distribution of the Ichiro's Malt brand.
Located in the heart of a mountainous region of Saitama Prefecture in the village of Chichibu, the distillery is just under 2 hours by train from central Tokyo, and enjoys a hot and muggy climate. summer, and cold and dry in winter. It is these large temperature variations that are, among other things, at the origin of the astonishing maturity of the young whiskeys from the distillery.
This version Chichibu Peated 2022 is a blend of heavily peated whiskey casks.
This distillery wishes to work from Japanese raw materials: Barley, peat and oak.
