Chichibu 7 Years Old 2011 Cask #4548 (LMDW)

700ml / 57.4%

Single Malt

$1444

Fresh orchard fruit, greenhouse greenery and a faintly yeasty lift mark this 7 year old Chichibu single cask, matured in an Ex-Bourbon and Stout combination, bottled at cask strength for La Maison du Whisky France.

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SKU JP0092 Categories Chichibu, Japanese Single Malt, Japanese Whisky, Whiskey

Description

Chichibu's Saitama distillery has worked with a wide range of cask types since its founding in 2008, and the combination of Ex-Bourbon and Stout barrels appears across several of the more adventurous releases from founder Ichiro Akuto's Venture Whisky. This is cask number 4548, a 2011 vintage bottled in 2018 at 7 years old and cask strength for La Maison du Whisky in France.

The dual cask maturation brings a lively interplay between the vanilla and soft cereal of the Ex-Bourbon barrel and the dark-grain roast and earthy depth that stout barrels contribute. The flavour notes of fresh fruit, greenhouse and yeast sit above this base layer, reflecting the distillery's typically bright and fruit-forward new make. At 57.4%, the spirit is measured and composed, presenting the unusual cask combination with the energy characteristic of young Chichibu at its most expressive.