Rare single cask from cult Japanese distillery Chichibu. One of 203 bottles. A heavily peated malt using Scottish peated barley, matured in a first fill bourbon cask. Not always easy to find a sample as Chichibu prices often appreciate in value rapidly or you can auction it for double or more in Europe.
In classic Australian style, this whisky has absolutely rippled flavour out of its cask. However, while I was expecting spiky youth in the spirit and the abv, it drinks with a maturity and ease that belies these facts. I have since bought two bottles. Absolutely delicious and as good, if not better, than it’s Scotch peers