About this bottle
A special edition from Chichibu, the 2021-release of the annual London Edition, unveiled each year at Whisky Show. A vatting of seven casks, each matured for more than five years. They are predominantly first-fill bourbon casks, with four casks that previously held peated whisky.
Lot Conditions
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- Small Creases/Marks/Dents to Packaging/Tube
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CHICHIBU LONDON EDITION (2021)
Winning Bid
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Ended 2nd April 2024 · MARCH AUCTION 2024 · 35 bids
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Specification
- Lot number
- 670162
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Japan
- Size
- 70cl
- Type
- Japanese Single Malt Whisky
- Strength (%)
- 51.5%
- Distillery
- Chichibu
- Distillery Status
- Operational
About the distillery
Chichibu is a Japanese whisky distillery. Founded in 2004 by Ichiro Akuto, and operational from 2008, it was the first new Japanese distillery since 1973. It is located at Chichibu a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.