Chichibu 2014

This is a limited Japanese single malt whisky from the acclaimed Chichibu distillery.

Chichibu was opened in 2008 by the highly skilled Ichiro Akuto; previously of the closed Hanyu distillery and the blender responsible for creating the sought-after Ichiro's Malt range.

This bottle is one of the releases in the Martial Arts Trilogy, a trio of single casks bought and bottled by The Whisky Exchange to be sold exclusively by themselves. In particular, this edition was distilled in 2014, then matured in a single triple IPA beer cask from Shiga Kogen brewery, before being bottled in 2021 yielding 261 bottles.

Due to the slightly warmer climate of Japan, the cask influence is more significant at a younger age than many Scottish whiskies at a similar age, so it delivers gentle layers of oak but also showcases the classic Chichibu fruity spirit style.

The bottle is adorned with a distinctive three-dimensional label that celebrates the skill required to master Japanese martial arts and also produce complex whisky such as the whisky created at the coveted Chichibu distillery.