Ichiro’s Malt & Grain

Ichiro's Malt and Grain is a blended whisky range from Venture Whisky's Ichiro Akuto that in this bottling draws on multiple distilleries including active Chichibu in Saitama, malt from the closed Hanyu distillery which ceased production in 2000, and grain whisky from the closed Kawasaki distillery. The series is openly a world blend and may incorporate imported spirit alongside these Japanese components; the precise makeup varies by release and is not fully disclosed.

This 2019 European market expression was matured in Ex-Bourbon casks and bottled at 48%. The bourbon wood delivers vanilla, cereal softness and gentle orchard fruit consistent with the style, while the multi-distillery and potentially multi-origin composition adds breadth of character. It is an accessible and well-rounded expression of the range, released for the European trade.