Chichibu The Peated is a Japanese single malt distilled in 2011 and bottled in 2015 at 62.5% volume. The edition comprised 5,980 individually numbered bottles, bottled without chill filtration. MATURATION: Made from peated malt, it spent four years in ex-bourbon barrels and hogsheads. SUGGESTIONS: Begin with a small measure in a tulip glass, with water alongside to add a few drops at a time.
Tasting notes
Amber.
Wood smoke, damp leaves, cinnamon, coconut and fresh herbs.
Full-bodied, with honey, dry smoke and ginger.
Medium-long and increasingly dry, with ash, fruit and spice.
Ichiro Akuto established Venture Whisky in 2004. His distillery in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, began production in 2008. Before making whisky at the new site, he had rescued stocks from his family's Hanyu distillery and launched Ichiro's Malt.
Whisky Saga: Chichibu 2011 The Peated
