Chichibu Ichiro’s Malt & Grain – Maduro

Chichibu Ichiro's Malt and Grain Maduro is a named variant within the Ichiro's Malt and Grain range, produced by Venture Whisky for the Japanese domestic market. The Maduro designation, borrowed from the cigar world where it denotes a longer-aged, fuller wrapper, signals a selection weighted toward richer, more concentrated casks within the programme. As with the broader range, the blend may include Chichibu malt from Saitama and potentially sourced or imported spirit; the precise composition is not disclosed.

Matured in Ex-Bourbon casks and bottled at 58% cask strength, this version of the blend emphasises richness and concentration. The Ex-Bourbon wood delivers vanilla, dark caramel and tropical depth at full natural strength, while the Maduro framing points to a cask selection chosen for darker, more developed character. No bottling year was recorded in the available data.