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Distilled at one of the youngest distilleries in Japan, Chichibu was founded in 2004 by Ichiro Akuto and has been operational since 2008. This release was bottled for the Takashimaya Buyers Selection, it was distilled in 2014 and was put down to mature in oak for around 8 years, spending some time finishing in a single Kusuda wine cask. Part of a limited release of 261 bottles.
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CHICHIBU 2014 SINGLE CASK #9866 KUSUDA WINE CASK - TAKASHIMAYA BUYERS SELECTION
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Ended 2nd April 2024 · MARCH AUCTION 2024 · 7 bids
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Specification
- Lot number
- 670190
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Japan
- Size
- 70cl
- Type
- Japanese Single Malt Whisky
- Number of Bottles
- 1
- Strength (%)
- 64%
- 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.
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