About this bottle
Chichibu distillery in Saitama, Japan was opened in 2008, and was the country’s first new distillery since Suntory opened Hakushu back in 1973.
This whisky was distilled in 2017 and aged for 4 years in a single refill hogshead. It was bottled at cask strength exclusively for Mitsukoshi Isetan.
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- Small Creases/Marks/Dents to Packaging/Tube
- Denting to Corners of Packaging
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CHICHIBU 4 YEAR OLD 2017 CASK STRENGTH #7633 - MITSUKOSHI ISETAN
Winning Bid
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Ended 2nd April 2024 · MARCH AUCTION 2024 · 33 bids
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Specification
- Lot number
- 670691
- 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.