Nose
Malt, oak, and a young intensity.
No. 2890 · Japanese
Chichibu The First
Chichibu · Japan
Chichibu The First has been produced for sale by Chichibu. Figures are the commonly labelled strength and a recent price band. They are approximate, and a special release can sit outside them.
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- Distillery
- Chichibu
- Country / region
- Japan · Japan
- Style
- Japanese
- Year of release
- Ongoing
- Age statement
- No age statement
- Bottles made
- An ongoing commercial bottling. The producer does not publish one lifetime bottle count.
- ABV
- 61.8% or thereabouts. Early bottles differ.
- Cask type
- The distillery's early single malt
- Approximate value
- About £250–£700. Approximate, and not an offer.
Tasting notes
Palate
The palate follows the nose: malt, oak, and a young intensity, with the wood and the proof deciding the weight.
Finish
Medium. The grain or malt fades and the cask stays a little longer. A different bottling in the same line will not taste identical.
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