• Nose: 22 Palate: 23 Finish: 23 Balance: 23 Total: 91
  • Nose: Caramelized dried cherries
  • Palate: Vanilla ice cream, topped with tart cherry syrup
  • Finish: Medium
  • Type: Single Malt
  • Age: 5
  • ABV: 59.3%
  • Distiller: Chichibu
  • Where made: Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture JAPAN
  • Region: Japan
  • Approximate Price: $1300
  • Value: POOR

Distilled December 2010. Initially matured in an ex-bourbon barrel, then finished in an American White Oak / Oloroso Sherry Hogshead. Bottled in October 2016. Barley type: Tipple. 293 Bottles total. Bottled for Duty Free Travel Retail. I tasted it at Bar Te Airigh (Chichibu JAPAN).