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 Ichiro's Malt & Grain World Blended 'Classical Edition' Whisky. 

  The 8 bottles that make up this series are : 1) Ichiro's Malt Hanyu Game 1 Cask# 6081 - 700 ml, 61.2% ABV2) Ichiro's Malt Hanyu Game 2 Cask# 917 - 700 ml, 59.4% ABV3) Ichiro's Malt Hanyu Game 3 Cask# 360 - 700 ml,...

1) Ichiro's Malt The Peated 2012 Single Malt Japanese Whisky, 700ml, 50.5% ABV (With Box) 2) Ichiro's Malt The Peated 2013 Single Malt Japanese Whisky, 700ml, 53.5% ABV (No Box) 3) Ichiro's Malt The Peated 2015 Cask Strength Single Malt Japanese Whisky, 700ml, 62.5%...

It’s silky with bold malt notes coming through. Floral and a hint of peppery note. 

This is the first ever blend by any Japanese distillery via an actual liquid swap between them.  Chichibu and Mars has definitely paved the way for ,hopefully, future collaborations in Japan. Get this 2 bottles set to see whether there is a different in...

This is the 7th Edition of the 'Cigar Label' bottles that was bottled exclusively for Takashimaya.  It was distilled in 2013 and bottled in 2020.

  This is the 4th edition of the US Edition of Ichiro's Malt.Interesting fact here is that this is a 700ml and not the usual 750ml which is the US standard. 

The Latest 2022 Chichibu release of 'The Peated' range

This is a 6 year old Blackadder Edition which was distilled in 2010.

On the nose, it is sweet and rounded, quite biscuity with a fruity hint of honeysuckle and apple. On the palate, slightly spicy (nutmeg, cinnamon,) initially, followed by a wave of young malty notes.  A fascinating whisky especially given the young age. The finish...

Ichiro's Malt Mizunara Wood Reserve. It is gentle on the nose, with a strong honey and grapefruit note. On the palate, hint of pepper, ginger, grapefruit and lemon. 

 This is the Peated 3rd edition of the US Edition of Ichiro's Malt.

These bottlings for Sogo Seibu, are the first releases of the Shokugen Tanbou range.  This range started in 2015 and that year, 3 bottles were released.  They are : 1) Chichibu 2) Chichibu 'Port Pipe'  3) Chichibu 2015W (Winter)  

This is the set of  the first and the first 10 year old single malts from the Chichibu Distillery : 1) The First - The first single malt released from Ichiro's Malt, 700ml, 61.8% ABV 2) The First Ten - This is the ten...

Ichiro's Malt Chichibu's The First Ten. This much sought after bottle from Chichibu is a ten year old release.  We have seen many recent 9-10 year old releases from the Malt Dream Cask (MDC) program that Akuto San embarked on when he first started...

1) Ichiro's Malt Chichibu The Peated 2015 Cask Strength Japanese Whisky (700ml, 62.5% ABV) 2) Ichiro's Malt Chichibu The Peated 2016 Japanese Whisky (700ml, 54.5% ABV)

Ichiro's Malt Chichibu 'The Peated' 2015 Cask Strength. What an amazing malt! A 3 year old heavily peated whisky from Japan, this is as interesting as it is unusual. Bottled at 62.5% this whisky has a fantastic nose full of smoke and vanilla, and...

This is the latest from Chichibu's  'The Peated' range after the 2016 version.  It is a 700ml 55.5% ABV Single Malt.

This was a Travel Exclusive bottle that was released in the Japanese Airports in 2021.

Ichiro's Malt Wine Wood Reserve includes malt distilled at the now-closed Hanyu distillery. This was matured – including a finishing period in French oak ex-wine casks – vatted and bottled at Chichibu. This blended single malt is very special, because of its unusual color....